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CONNOCHAETES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Connochaetes mean?
• CONNOCHAETES (noun)
The noun CONNOCHAETES has 1 sense:
1. African antelopes: gnus
Familiarity information: CONNOCHAETES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
African antelopes: gnus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Connochaetes; genus Connochaetes
Hypernyms ("Connochaetes" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Connochaetes"):
gnu; wildebeest (large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail)
Holonyms ("Connochaetes" is a member of...):
Bovidae; family Bovidae (true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats)
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