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LAGOSTOMUS MAXIMUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lagostomus maximus mean? 

LAGOSTOMUS MAXIMUS (noun)
  The noun LAGOSTOMUS MAXIMUS has 1 sense:

1. gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillasplay

  Familiarity information: LAGOSTOMUS MAXIMUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LAGOSTOMUS MAXIMUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

chinchillon; Lagostomus maximus; viscacha

Hypernyms ("Lagostomus maximus" is a kind of...):

gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)

Holonyms ("Lagostomus maximus" is a member of...):

genus Lagostomus; Lagostomus (viscachas)


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