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GENUS ORYCTOLAGUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Oryctolagus mean?
• GENUS ORYCTOLAGUS (noun)
The noun GENUS ORYCTOLAGUS has 1 sense:
1. Old World rabbits
Familiarity information: GENUS ORYCTOLAGUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World rabbits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Oryctolagus; Oryctolagus
Hypernyms ("genus Oryctolagus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Oryctolagus"):
European rabbit; Old World rabbit; Oryctolagus cuniculus (common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless)
Holonyms ("genus Oryctolagus" is a member of...):
family Leporidae; Leporidae (hares and rabbits)
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