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TRICHYS LIPURA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Trichys lipura mean?
• TRICHYS LIPURA (noun)
The noun TRICHYS LIPURA has 1 sense:
1. porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail
Familiarity information: TRICHYS LIPURA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
long-tailed porcupine; Trichys lipura
Hypernyms ("Trichys lipura" is a kind of...):
Old World porcupine (terrestrial porcupine)
Holonyms ("Trichys lipura" is a member of...):
genus Trichys; Trichys (a genus of Hystricidae)
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