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GENUS ERINACEUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Erinaceus mean?
• GENUS ERINACEUS (noun)
The noun GENUS ERINACEUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs
Familiarity information: GENUS ERINACEUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Erinaceus; genus Erinaceus
Hypernyms ("genus Erinaceus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Erinaceus"):
Erinaceus europaeus; Erinaceus europeaeus; hedgehog (small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines)
Holonyms ("genus Erinaceus" is a member of...):
Erinaceidae; family Erinaceidae (true hedgehogs)
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