TRICHECHUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Trichechus mean? 

• TRICHECHUS (noun)
  The noun TRICHECHUS has 1 sense:

1. type and sole genus of the Trichechidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRICHECHUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type and sole genus of the Trichechidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Trichecus; Trichechus

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Trichechus"):

manatee; Trichechus manatus (sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded)

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

family Trichechidae; Trichechidae (comprising only the manatees)