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plectrophenax

 

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Noun plectrophenax has 1 sense
  1. Plectrophenax, genus Plectrophenax - snow bunting
    --1 is a kind of bird genus
    --1 is a member of Emberizidae, subfamily Emberizidae, subfamily Emberizinae
    --1 has members: snow bunting, snowbird, snowflake, Plectrophenax nivalis

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Plectrophenax

Noun

A small genus of birds in the family Calcariidae, known as longspurs.

Sense 1:

A species of longspur, Plectrophenax nivalis, found in Arctic regions. It has a distinctive black and white plumage.

Example sentence: The Plectrophenax is commonly spotted in the tundra regions of Alaska.

Sense 2:

Any bird belonging to the genus Plectrophenax.

Example sentence: I spotted a flock of Plectrophenax birds migrating south for the winter.

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