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GENUS TENREC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Tenrec mean?
• GENUS TENREC (noun)
The noun GENUS TENREC has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Tenrecidae: tenrecs
Familiarity information: GENUS TENREC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Tenrecidae: tenrecs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("genus Tenrec" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Tenrec"):
tailless tenrec; Tenrec ecaudatus (prolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthworms)
Holonyms ("genus Tenrec" is a member of...):
family Tenrecidae; Tenrecidae (tenrecs and extinct related forms)
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