genus aix

English Thesaurus

1. wood duck and mandarin duck (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	aix sponsa, summer duck, wood duck, wood widgeon,
definition	:	showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	aix galericulata, mandarin duck,
definition	:	showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	anatidae, family anatidae,
definition	:	swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks (noun.animal)