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GENUS BATHYERGUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Bathyergus mean?
• GENUS BATHYERGUS (noun)
The noun GENUS BATHYERGUS has 1 sense:
1. mole rats
Familiarity information: GENUS BATHYERGUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mole rats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bathyergus; genus Bathyergus
Hypernyms ("genus Bathyergus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Bathyergus"):
mole rat (African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance)
Holonyms ("genus Bathyergus" is a member of...):
Bathyergidae; family Bathyergidae (mole rats; sand rats)
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