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GENUS HYEMOSCHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Hyemoschus mean?
• GENUS HYEMOSCHUS (noun)
The noun GENUS HYEMOSCHUS has 1 sense:
1. water chevrotains
Familiarity information: GENUS HYEMOSCHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Water chevrotains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Hyemoschus; Hyemoschus
Hypernyms ("genus Hyemoschus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Hyemoschus"):
Hyemoschus aquaticus; water chevrotain; water deer (largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa)
Holonyms ("genus Hyemoschus" is a member of...):
family Tragulidae; Tragulidae (chevrotains)
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