FAMILY BATHYERGIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does family Bathyergidae mean? 

• FAMILY BATHYERGIDAE (noun)
  The noun FAMILY BATHYERGIDAE has 1 sense:

1. mole rats; sand rats

  Familiarity information: FAMILY BATHYERGIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAMILY BATHYERGIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mole rats; sand rats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Bathyergidae; family Bathyergidae

Hypernyms ("family Bathyergidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "family Bathyergidae"):

Bathyergus; genus Bathyergus (mole rats)

genus Heterocephalus; Heterocephalus (sand rats)

Holonyms ("family Bathyergidae" is a member of...):

Hystricomorpha; suborder Hystricomorpha (an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.)