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POTOS FLAVUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Potos flavus mean? 

POTOS FLAVUS (noun)
  The noun POTOS FLAVUS has 1 sense:

1. arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tailplay

  Familiarity information: POTOS FLAVUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POTOS FLAVUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

honey bear; kinkajou; Potos caudivolvulus; Potos flavus; potto

Hypernyms ("Potos flavus" is a kind of...):

procyonid (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)

Holonyms ("Potos flavus" is a member of...):

genus Potos; Potos (a genus of Procyonidae)


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