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GENUS MYOCASTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Myocastor mean?
• GENUS MYOCASTOR (noun)
The noun GENUS MYOCASTOR has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Capromyidae
Familiarity information: GENUS MYOCASTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Capromyidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Myocastor; Myocastor
Hypernyms ("genus Myocastor" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Myocastor"):
coypu; Myocastor coypus; nutria (aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur)
Holonyms ("genus Myocastor" is a member of...):
Capromyidae; family Capromyidae (coypus)
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