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PARADOXURUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Paradoxurus mean? 

PARADOXURUS (noun)
  The noun PARADOXURUS has 1 sense:

1. palm civetsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PARADOXURUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Palm civets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Paradoxurus; Paradoxurus

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Paradoxurus"):

palm cat; palm civet (spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies)

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

family Viverridae; family Viverrinae; Viverridae; Viverrinae (genets; civets; mongooses)


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