GENUS NOTORYCTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Notoryctus mean? 

• GENUS NOTORYCTUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS NOTORYCTUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Notoryctidae: comprising solely the marsupial mole

  Familiarity information: GENUS NOTORYCTUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS NOTORYCTUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Notoryctidae: comprising solely the marsupial mole

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Notoryctus; Notoryctus

Hypernyms ("genus Notoryctus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Notoryctus"):

marsupial mole; Notoryctus typhlops; pouched mole (small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole)

Holonyms ("genus Notoryctus" is a member of...):

family Notoryctidae; Notoryctidae (pouched moles)