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TRICHECHIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Trichechidae mean?
• TRICHECHIDAE (noun)
The noun TRICHECHIDAE has 1 sense:
1. comprising only the manatees
Familiarity information: TRICHECHIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Comprising only the manatees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Trichechidae; Trichechidae
Hypernyms ("Trichechidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Trichechidae"):
genus Trichecus; Trichechus (type and sole genus of the Trichechidae)
Holonyms ("Trichechidae" is a member of...):
order Sirenia; Sirenia (an animal order including: manatees; dugongs; Steller's sea cow)
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