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GENUS PYGOPUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Pygopus mean?
• GENUS PYGOPUS (noun)
The noun GENUS PYGOPUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs
Familiarity information: GENUS PYGOPUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Pygopus; Pygopus
Hypernyms ("genus Pygopus" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Holonyms ("genus Pygopus" is a member of...):
family Pygopodidae; Pygopodidae (Australian and Tasmanian lizards)
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