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POTOROUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Potorous mean? 

POTOROUS (noun)
  The noun POTOROUS has 1 sense:

1. potoroosplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


POTOROUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Potoroos

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Potorous; Potorous

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Potorous"):

potoroo (Australian rat kangaroos)

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

Potoroinae; subfamily Potoroinae (rat kangaroos)


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