HYEMOSCHUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hyemoschus mean? 

• HYEMOSCHUS (noun)
  The noun HYEMOSCHUS has 1 sense:

1. water chevrotains

  Familiarity information: HYEMOSCHUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYEMOSCHUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Water chevrotains

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Hyemoschus; Hyemoschus

Hypernyms ("Hyemoschus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Hyemoschus"):

Hyemoschus aquaticus; water chevrotain; water deer (largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa)

Holonyms ("Hyemoschus" is a member of...):

family Tragulidae; Tragulidae (chevrotains)