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GENUS TRICHYS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Trichys mean?
• GENUS TRICHYS (noun)
The noun GENUS TRICHYS has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: GENUS TRICHYS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Hystricidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Trichys; Trichys
Hypernyms ("genus Trichys" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Trichys"):
long-tailed porcupine; Trichys lipura (porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail)
Holonyms ("genus Trichys" is a member of...):
family Hystricidae; Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
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