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Definition of Genus sphecotheres
1. Noun. A genus of Old World orioles.
Exact synonyms: Sphecotheres
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Oriolidae, Oriolidae
Member holonyms: Fig-bird
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Oriolidae, Oriolidae
Member holonyms: Fig-bird
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Sphecotheres
Literary usage of Genus sphecotheres
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1829)
"The genus Sphecotheres, Vieillot, which he has placed with the thrushes, has been
placed in this genus by Quoy, ..."
2. The Natural Arrangement and Relations of the Family of Flycatchers, Or by William Swainson (1838)
"... which may possibly come in the range of this sub-family; they are from New
Holland, and form the genus Sphecotheres of Vieillot; the size is larger than ..."
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