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TOMISTOMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tomistoma mean?
• TOMISTOMA (noun)
The noun TOMISTOMA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Malayan crocodiles
Familiarity information: TOMISTOMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Malayan crocodiles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Tomistoma; Tomistoma
Hypernyms ("Tomistoma" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Tomistoma"):
false gavial; Tomistoma schlegeli (crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial)
Holonyms ("Tomistoma" is a member of...):
Crocodylidae; family Crocodylidae (true crocodiles)
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