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NOTORYCTUS TYPHLOPS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Notoryctus typhlops mean?
• NOTORYCTUS TYPHLOPS (noun)
The noun NOTORYCTUS TYPHLOPS has 1 sense:
1. small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole
Familiarity information: NOTORYCTUS TYPHLOPS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
marsupial mole; Notoryctus typhlops; pouched mole
Hypernyms ("Notoryctus typhlops" is a kind of...):
marsupial; pouched mammal (mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried)
Holonyms ("Notoryctus typhlops" is a member of...):
genus Notoryctus; Notoryctus (type genus of the family Notoryctidae: comprising solely the marsupial mole)
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