noun
type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers
• Syn: ↑genus Silvia
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sylviidae, ↑family Sylviidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑blackcap, ↑Silvia atricapilla
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/sil"vee euh/, n.
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning "forest."
Useful english dictionary. 2012.