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KINOSTERNON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Kinosternon mean?
• KINOSTERNON (noun)
The noun KINOSTERNON has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Kinosternidae
Familiarity information: KINOSTERNON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Kinosternidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Kinosternon; Kinosternon
Hypernyms ("Kinosternon" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Kinosternon"):
mud turtle (bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America)
Holonyms ("Kinosternon" is a member of...):
family Kinosternidae; Kinosternidae (mud turtles; musk turtles)
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