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GENUS MACROTIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Macrotis mean?
• GENUS MACROTIS (noun)
The noun GENUS MACROTIS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Peramelidae
Familiarity information: GENUS MACROTIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Peramelidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Macrotis; Macrotis
Hypernyms ("genus Macrotis" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Macrotis"):
bilby; Macrotis lagotis; rabbit-eared bandicoot; rabbit bandicoot (bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit)
Holonyms ("genus Macrotis" is a member of...):
family Peramelidae; Peramelidae (bandicoots)
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