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ARCTONYX COLLARIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Arctonyx collaris mean? 

ARCTONYX COLLARIS (noun)
  The noun ARCTONYX COLLARIS has 1 sense:

1. southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pigplay

  Familiarity information: ARCTONYX COLLARIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARCTONYX COLLARIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Arctonyx collaris; hog-nosed badger; hog badger; sand badger

Hypernyms ("Arctonyx collaris" is a kind of...):

badger (sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere)

Holonyms ("Arctonyx collaris" is a member of...):

Arctonyx; genus Arctonyx (a genus of Mustelidae)


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