phalacrocorax

English Thesaurus

1. type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae (noun.animal)

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

member holonym	:	cormorant, phalacrocorax carbo,
definition	:	large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family phalacrocoracidae, phalacrocoracidae,
definition	:	cormorants (noun.animal)