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LAGOSTOMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lagostomus mean?
• LAGOSTOMUS (noun)
The noun LAGOSTOMUS has 1 sense:
1. viscachas
Familiarity information: LAGOSTOMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Viscachas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Lagostomus; Lagostomus
Hypernyms ("Lagostomus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Lagostomus"):
chinchillon; Lagostomus maximus; viscacha (gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas)
Holonyms ("Lagostomus" is a member of...):
Chinchillidae; family Chinchillidae (small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents)
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