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GENUS TRITURUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Triturus mean?
• GENUS TRITURUS (noun)
The noun GENUS TRITURUS has 1 sense:
1. chiefly aquatic salamanders
Familiarity information: GENUS TRITURUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chiefly aquatic salamanders
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Triturus; Triturus
Hypernyms ("genus Triturus" is a kind of...):
amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)
Meronyms (members of "genus Triturus"):
common newt; Triturus vulgaris (small semiaquatic salamander)
Holonyms ("genus Triturus" is a member of...):
family Salamandridae; Salamandridae (salamanders)
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