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NOTOMYS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Notomys mean?
• NOTOMYS (noun)
The noun NOTOMYS has 1 sense:
1. jerboa rats
Familiarity information: NOTOMYS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Jerboa rats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Notomys; Notomys
Hypernyms ("Notomys" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Notomys"):
kangaroo mouse (leaping rodent of Australian desert areas)
Holonyms ("Notomys" is a member of...):
family Muridae; Muridae (originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches)
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