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HYDROCHOERUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hydrochoerus mean? 

HYDROCHOERUS (noun)
  The noun HYDROCHOERUS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Hydrochoeridaeplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


HYDROCHOERUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Hydrochoeridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Hydrochoerus; Hydrochoerus

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

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

family Hydrochoeridae; Hydrochoeridae (capybara)


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