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GENUS NYCTICEBUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Nycticebus mean?
• GENUS NYCTICEBUS (noun)
The noun GENUS NYCTICEBUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Lorisidae
Familiarity information: GENUS NYCTICEBUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Lorisidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Nycticebus; Nycticebus
Hypernyms ("genus Nycticebus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Nycticebus"):
Nycticebus pygmaeus; Nycticebus tardigradua; slow loris (stocky lemur of southeastern Asia)
Holonyms ("genus Nycticebus" is a member of...):
family Lorisidae; Lorisidae (slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless)
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