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CAENOLESTES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Caenolestes mean?
• CAENOLESTES (noun)
The noun CAENOLESTES has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Caenolestidae
Familiarity information: CAENOLESTES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Caenolestidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Caenolestes; genus Caenolestes
Hypernyms ("Caenolestes" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Caenolestes"):
opossum rat (terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews)
Holonyms ("Caenolestes" is a member of...):
Caenolestidae; family Caenolestidae (small marsupials of southern South America)
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