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PHACOCHOERUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Phacochoerus mean? 

PHACOCHOERUS (noun)
  The noun PHACOCHOERUS has 1 sense:

1. warthogsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PHACOCHOERUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Warthogs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Phacochoerus; Phacochoerus

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Phacochoerus"):

warthog (African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks)

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

family Suidae; Suidae (pigs; hogs; boars)


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