noun
type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae
• Syn: ↑genus Phalacrocorax
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Phalacrocoracidae, ↑family Phalacrocoracidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑cormorant, ↑Phalacrocorax carbo
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkrōkəˌraks\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, coot, cormorant, from Greek phalakros bald + korak-, korax raven — more at raven
: a genus consisting of the cormorants and constituting a family of the order Pelecaniformes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.