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MOSCHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Moschus mean?
• MOSCHUS (noun)
The noun MOSCHUS has 1 sense:
1. musk deer
Familiarity information: MOSCHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Musk deer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Moschus; Moschus
Hypernyms ("Moschus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Moschus"):
Moschus moschiferus; musk deer (small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk)
Holonyms ("Moschus" is a member of...):
Cervidae; family Cervidae (deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer)
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