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CONILURUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Conilurus mean?
• CONILURUS (noun)
The noun CONILURUS has 1 sense:
1. jerboa rats
Familiarity information: CONILURUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Jerboa rats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Conilurus; genus Conilurus
Hypernyms ("Conilurus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Conilurus"):
jerboa rat (large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping)
Holonyms ("Conilurus" is a member of...):
family Muridae; Muridae (originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches)
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