FAMILY DASYPODIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does family Dasypodidae mean? 

• FAMILY DASYPODIDAE (noun)
  The noun FAMILY DASYPODIDAE has 1 sense:

1. armadillos

  Familiarity information: FAMILY DASYPODIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAMILY DASYPODIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Armadillos

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dasypodidae; family Dasypodidae

Hypernyms ("family Dasypodidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "family Dasypodidae"):

armadillo (burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates)

Dasypus; genus Dasypus (type genus of the Dasypodidae)

genus Tolypeutes; Tolypeutes (a genus of Dasypodidae)

genus Cabassous (solely the tatouay)

Euphractus; genus Euphractus (a genus of Dasypodidae)

genus Priodontes; Priodontes (solely the giant armadillo)

Chlamyphorus; genus Chlamyphorus (pichiciago)

Burmeisteria; genus Burmeisteria (a genus of Dasypodidae)

Holonyms ("family Dasypodidae" is a member of...):

suborder Xenarthra; Xenarthra (armadillos; American anteaters; sloths)