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TRICHYS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Trichys mean?
• TRICHYS (noun)
The noun TRICHYS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Hystricidae
Familiarity information: TRICHYS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Hystricidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Trichys; Trichys
Hypernyms ("Trichys" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Trichys"):
long-tailed porcupine; Trichys lipura (porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail)
Holonyms ("Trichys" is a member of...):
family Hystricidae; Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
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