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Definition of Genus Gavia
1. Noun. Type genus of the Gavidae: loons.
Exact synonyms: Gavia
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Gavidae, Gavidae
Member holonyms: Diver, Loon
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Gavidae, Gavidae
Member holonyms: Diver, Loon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Gavia
Literary usage of Genus Gavia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1901)
"... however, did not recognize a genus Gavia, but placed all the Gulls under /..///.<.
beginning in every case his diagnoses "Larus superna; ..."
2. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"genus Gavia. General Characters. — Tail feathers short and stiff; front toes
fully webbed, hind toe small; head and neck velvety, never crested. ..."
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