MUSCARDINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Muscardinus mean? 

• MUSCARDINUS (noun)
  The noun MUSCARDINUS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Gliridae

  Familiarity information: MUSCARDINUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSCARDINUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Gliridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Muscardinus; Muscardinus

Hypernyms ("Muscardinus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Muscardinus"):

hazel mouse; Muscardinus avellanarius (a variety of dormouse)

Holonyms ("Muscardinus" is a member of...):

family Gliridae; Gliridae (dormice and other Old World forms)