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GLIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Glis mean? 

GLIS (noun)
  The noun GLIS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Gliridaeplay

  Familiarity information: GLIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GLIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Gliridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Glis; Glis

Hypernyms ("Glis" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Glis"):

Glis glis; loir (large European dormouse)

Holonyms ("Glis" is a member of...):

family Gliridae; Gliridae (dormice and other Old World forms)


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