noun
American woodcocks
• Syn: ↑genus Philohela
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Scolopacidae, ↑family Scolopacidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑American woodcock, ↑woodcock snipe, ↑Philohela minor
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\\fə̇ˈlōhēlə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of birds (family Scolopacidae) consisting of the American woodcock
Useful english dictionary. 2012.