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DAUBENTONIIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Daubentoniidae mean?
• DAUBENTONIIDAE (noun)
The noun DAUBENTONIIDAE has 1 sense:
1. comprising solely the aye-aye
Familiarity information: DAUBENTONIIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Comprising solely the aye-aye
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Daubentoniidae; family Daubentoniidae
Hypernyms ("Daubentoniidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Lemuroidea; suborder Lemuroidea (Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii)
Meronyms (members of "Daubentoniidae"):
Daubentonia; genus Daubentonia (type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae)
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