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GENUS MYRMECOBIUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Myrmecobius mean?
• GENUS MYRMECOBIUS (noun)
The noun GENUS MYRMECOBIUS has 1 sense:
1. banded anteater
Familiarity information: GENUS MYRMECOBIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Banded anteater
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Myrmecobius; Myrmecobius
Hypernyms ("genus Myrmecobius" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Myrmecobius"):
anteater; banded anteater; Myrmecobius fasciatus; numbat (small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct)
Holonyms ("genus Myrmecobius" is a member of...):
Dasyuridae; family Dasyuridae; family Dasyurinae (dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils)
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