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TOLYPEUTES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tolypeutes mean?
• TOLYPEUTES (noun)
The noun TOLYPEUTES has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Dasypodidae
Familiarity information: TOLYPEUTES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Dasypodidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Tolypeutes; Tolypeutes
Hypernyms ("Tolypeutes" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Tolypeutes"):
apar; three-banded armadillo; Tolypeutes tricinctus (South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates)
Holonyms ("Tolypeutes" is a member of...):
Dasypodidae; family Dasypodidae (armadillos)
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