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POTAMOGALE VELOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Potamogale velox mean? 

POTAMOGALE VELOX (noun)
  The noun POTAMOGALE VELOX has 1 sense:

1. amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otterplay

  Familiarity information: POTAMOGALE VELOX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POTAMOGALE VELOX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

otter shrew; potamogale; Potamogale velox

Hypernyms ("Potamogale velox" is a kind of...):

insectivore (small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals)

Holonyms ("Potamogale velox" is a member of...):

genus Potamogale (type genus of the family Potamogalidae: otter shrews)


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