GENUS POTAMOGALE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Potamogale mean? 

• GENUS POTAMOGALE (noun)
  The noun GENUS POTAMOGALE has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Potamogalidae: otter shrews

  Familiarity information: GENUS POTAMOGALE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS POTAMOGALE (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Potamogalidae: otter shrews

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Potamogale" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Potamogale"):

otter shrew; potamogale; Potamogale velox (amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter)

Holonyms ("genus Potamogale" is a member of...):

family Potamogalidae; Potamogalidae (otter shrews)