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GENUS PHACOCHOERUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Phacochoerus mean?
• GENUS PHACOCHOERUS (noun)
The noun GENUS PHACOCHOERUS has 1 sense:
1. warthogs
Familiarity information: GENUS PHACOCHOERUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Warthogs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Phacochoerus; Phacochoerus
Hypernyms ("genus Phacochoerus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Phacochoerus"):
warthog (African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks)
Holonyms ("genus Phacochoerus" is a member of...):
family Suidae; Suidae (pigs; hogs; boars)
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