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NYCTICEBUS PYGMAEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nycticebus pygmaeus mean? 

NYCTICEBUS PYGMAEUS (noun)
  The noun NYCTICEBUS PYGMAEUS has 1 sense:

1. stocky lemur of southeastern Asiaplay

  Familiarity information: NYCTICEBUS PYGMAEUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NYCTICEBUS PYGMAEUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Stocky lemur of southeastern Asia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Nycticebus pygmaeus; Nycticebus tardigradua; slow loris

Hypernyms ("Nycticebus pygmaeus" is a kind of...):

lemur (large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails)

Holonyms ("Nycticebus pygmaeus" is a member of...):

genus Nycticebus; Nycticebus (a genus of Lorisidae)


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