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CAENOLESTIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Caenolestidae mean?
• CAENOLESTIDAE (noun)
The noun CAENOLESTIDAE has 1 sense:
1. small marsupials of southern South America
Familiarity information: CAENOLESTIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small marsupials of southern South America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Caenolestidae; family Caenolestidae
Hypernyms ("Caenolestidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Caenolestidae"):
Caenolestes; genus Caenolestes (type genus of the family Caenolestidae)
Holonyms ("Caenolestidae" is a member of...):
Marsupialia; order Marsupialia (coextensive with the subclass Metatheria)
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