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Definition of Genus phaethon
1. Noun. Type genus of the Phaethontidae.
Exact synonyms: Phaethon
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Phaethontidae, Phaethontidae
Member holonyms: Boatswain Bird, Tropic Bird, Tropicbird
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Phaethontidae, Phaethontidae
Member holonyms: Boatswain Bird, Tropic Bird, Tropicbird
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Phaethon
Literary usage of Genus phaethon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"E. genus phaethon. Phaethon LINNAEUS, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, I, 1758, 134. 2 species,
belonging to two widely different orders. ..."
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