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GENUS DASYPUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Dasypus mean?
• GENUS DASYPUS (noun)
The noun GENUS DASYPUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Dasypodidae
Familiarity information: GENUS DASYPUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Dasypodidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Dasypus; genus Dasypus
Hypernyms ("genus Dasypus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Dasypus"):
Dasypus novemcinctus; nine-banded armadillo; peba; Texas armadillo (having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay)
Holonyms ("genus Dasypus" is a member of...):
Dasypodidae; family Dasypodidae (armadillos)
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