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PARADOXURUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Paradoxurus mean?
• PARADOXURUS (noun)
The noun PARADOXURUS has 1 sense:
1. palm civets
Familiarity information: PARADOXURUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Palm civets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Paradoxurus; Paradoxurus
Hypernyms ("Paradoxurus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Paradoxurus"):
palm cat; palm civet (spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies)
Holonyms ("Paradoxurus" is a member of...):
family Viverridae; family Viverrinae; Viverridae; Viverrinae (genets; civets; mongooses)
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