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GLIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Glis mean?
• GLIS (noun)
The noun GLIS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Gliridae
Familiarity information: GLIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Gliridae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Glis; Glis
Hypernyms ("Glis" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Glis"):
Glis glis; loir (large European dormouse)
Holonyms ("Glis" is a member of...):
family Gliridae; Gliridae (dormice and other Old World forms)
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