MAMMAL GENUS

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

1. a genus of mammals

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• MAMMAL GENUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of mammals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

genus ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mammal genus"):

genus Tachyglossus; Tachyglossus (type genus of the family Tachyglossidae)

genus Zaglossus; Zaglossus (a genus of Tachyglossidae)

genus Ornithorhynchus; Ornithorhynchus (type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae)

Didelphis; genus Didelphis (type genus of the family Didelphidae)

Caenolestes; genus Caenolestes (type genus of the family Caenolestidae)

genus Macrotis; Macrotis (a genus of Peramelidae)

genus Macropus; Macropus (type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies)

genus Lagorchestes; Lagorchestes (hare wallabies)

genus Onychogalea; Onychogalea (a genus of Macropodidae)

genus Petrogale; Petrogale (rock wallabies)

genus Thylogale; Thylogale (pademelons)

Dendrolagus; genus Dendrolagus (tree wallabies)

genus Hypsiprymnodon; Hypsiprymnodon (musk kangaroos)

genus Potorous; Potorous (potoroos)

Bettongia; genus Bettongia (jerboa kangaroo)

genus Phalanger (type genus of the family Phalangeridae: cuscuses)

genus Trichosurus; Trichosurus; genus Petaurus; Petaurus; Acrobates; genus Acrobates (a genus of Phalangeridae)

genus Phascolarctos; Phascolarctos (koalas)

Dasyurus; genus Dasyurus (type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats)

genus Thylacinus; Thylacinus (Tasmanian wolf)

genus Sarcophilus; Sarcophilus (Tasmanian devil)

genus Phascogale; Phascogale (pouched mice)

genus Myrmecobius; Myrmecobius (banded anteater)

genus Notoryctus; Notoryctus (type genus of the family Notoryctidae: comprising solely the marsupial mole)

Condylura; genus Condylura (star-nosed moles)

genus Parascalops; Parascalops (brewer's moles)

Chrysochloris; genus Chrysochloris (type genus of the Chrysochloridae)

genus Uropsilus; Uropsilus; genus Neurotrichus; Neurotrichus (shrew moles)

genus Sorex; Sorex (type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews)

Blarina; genus Blarina (shrews)

genus Neomys; Neomys (a genus of Soricidae)

Cryptotis; genus Cryptotis (least shrews)

Erinaceus; genus Erinaceus (type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs)

genus Tenrec (type genus of the family Tenrecidae: tenrecs)

genus Potamogale (type genus of the family Potamogalidae: otter shrews)

Balaena; genus Balaena (type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales)

Balaenoptera; genus Balaenoptera (type genus of the Balaenopteridae)

genus Megaptera; Megaptera (humpback whales)

Eschrichtius; genus Eschrichtius (type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae)

genus Physeter; Physeter (type genus of the Physeteridae)

genus Kogia; Kogia (pygmy sperm whales)

genus Hyperoodon; Hyperoodon (bottle-nosed whales)

Delphinus; genus Delphinus (type genus of the Delphinidae)

genus Tursiops; Tursiops (a genus of Delphinidae)

genus Phocoena; Phocoena (porpoises)

genus Grampus (grampus)

genus Orcinus; Orcinus (killer whales)

genus Globicephala; Globicephala (pilot whales)

genus Monodon; Monodon (type genus of the Monodontidae)

Delphinapterus; genus Delphinapterus (white whale)

genus Trichecus; Trichechus (type and sole genus of the Trichechidae)

genus Dugong (type genus of the Dugongidae comprising only the dugongs)

genus Hydrodamalis; Hydrodamalis (a genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller's sea cow)

Arctocephalus; genus Arctocephalus; Callorhinus; genus Callorhinus (fur seals)

genus Otaria; Otaria (type genus of the Otariidae)

genus Zalophus; Zalophus; Eumetopias; genus Eumetopias (sea lions)

genus Phoca; Phoca (type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals)

genus Pagophilus; Pagophilus (harp seals)

genus Mirounga; Mirounga (elephant seals)

Erignathus; genus Erignathus (bearded seals)

Cystophora; genus Cystophora (hooded seals)

genus Odobenus; Odobenus (type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses)

genus Orycteropus; Orycteropus (coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae)

Canis; genus Canis (type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals)

Cuon; Cyon; genus Cuon; genus Cyon (Asiatic wild dog)

Dusicyon; genus Dusicyon (crab-eating dog)

genus Nyctereutes; Nyctereutes (raccoon dogs)

genus Lycaeon; Lycaeon (African hunting dog)

genus Hyaena (type genus of the Hyaenidae)

Crocuta; genus Crocuta (a genus of Hyaenidae)

genus Proteles; Proteles (aardwolf)

genus Vulpes; Vulpes (foxes)

Alopex; genus Alopex (arctic foxes)

genus Urocyon; Urocyon (grey foxes)

Felis; genus Felis (type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats)

genus Lynx (lynxes)

genus Panthera; Panthera (lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers)

Acinonyx; genus Acinonyx (cheetahs)

genus Smiledon; Smiledon (saber-toothed tigers)

genus Nimravus; Nimravus (false sabertoothed tigers)

genus Ursus; Ursus (type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears)

Euarctos; genus Euarctos (American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus)

genus Selenarctos; Selenarctos (Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus)

genus Thalarctos; Thalarctos (polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus)

genus Melursus; Melursus (sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus)

genus Viverra; Viverra (type genus of the family Viverridae)

genus Viverricula; Viverricula (a genus of Viverridae)

Arctictis; genus Arctictis (binturongs)

Fossa; genus Fossa (monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets)

Genetta; genus Genetta (genets)

genus Hemigalus; Hemigalus (banded palm civets)

genus Herpestes; Herpestes (mongooses)

genus Paradoxurus; Paradoxurus (palm civets)

genus Suricata; Suricata (meerkats)

genus Pteropus; Pteropus (a genus of Megachiroptera)

genus Nyctimene; Nyctimene (East Indian fruit bats)

Cynopterus; genus Cynopterus (a genus of Megachiroptera)

genus Macrotus (leafnose bats)

genus Phyllostomus; Phyllostomus (type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae)

Choeronycteris; genus Choeronycteris (a genus of Phyllostomatidae)

genus Hipposideros; Hipposideros (horseshoe bats)

genus Rhinonicteris; Rhinonicteris (orange horseshoe bats)

genus Megaderma; Megaderma (type genus of the Megadermatidae)

genus Vespertilio; Vespertilio; genus Lasiurus; Lasiurus (a genus of Vespertilionidae)

genus Myotis; Myotis (largest and most widely distributed genus of bats)

Eptesicus; genus Eptesicus; Antrozous; genus Antrozous (a genus of Vespertilionidae)

genus Pipistrellus; Pipistrellus (nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats)

Euderma; genus Euderma; genus Plecotus; Plecotus (a genus of Vespertilionidae)

genus Tadarida; Tadarida (freetail bats)

Eumops; genus Eumops (mastiff bats)

Desmodus; genus Desmodus (type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats)

Diphylla; genus Diphylla (vampire bats)

genus Oryctolagus; Oryctolagus (Old World rabbits)

genus Sylvilagus; Sylvilagus (North American rabbits)

genus Lepus; Lepus (type genus of the Leporidae: hares)

genus Ochotona; Ochotona (type genus of the Ochotonidae)

genus Mus; Mus (type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch)

genus Micromyx; Micromyx (Old World harvest mice)

Apodemus; genus Apodemus (Old World field mice)

genus Rattus; Rattus (common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge)

genus Nesokia; Nesokia (bandicoot rats)

Conilurus; genus Conilurus; genus Notomys; Notomys (jerboa rats)

genus Hydromys; Hydromys (water rats)

genus Reithrodontomys; Reithrodontomys (New World harvest mice)

genus Peromyscus; Peromyscus (New World wood mice)

Baiomys; genus Baiomys (pygmy mice)

genus Onychomys; Onychomys (grasshopper mice)

genus Ondatra; Ondatra (muskrats)

genus Neofiber; Neofiber (round-tailed muskrat)

genus Sigmodon; Sigmodon (American cotton rats)

genus Neotoma; Neotoma (packrats)

genus Oryzomys; Oryzomys (rice rats)

genus Pitymys; Pitymys (pine mice)

genus Microtus; Microtus (voles of the northern hemisphere)

Arvicola; genus Arvicola (in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus)

Clethrionomys; genus Clethrionomys (a genus of Cricetidae)

genus Phenacomys (North American voles)

Cricetus; genus Cricetus (type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters)

genus Mesocricetus; Mesocricetus (golden hamsters)

genus Gerbillus; Gerbillus (type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils)

genus Meriones; Meriones (a genus of Cricetidae)

genus lemmus; Lemmus (lemmings)

genus Myopus; Myopus (a genus of Cricetidae)

Dicrostonyx; genus Dicrostonyx (pied lemmings)

genus Synaptomys; Synaptomys (bog lemmings)

Atherurus; genus Atherurus; genus Trichys; Trichys (a genus of Hystricidae)

Erethizon; genus Erethizon (a genus of Erethizontidae)

genus Perognathus; Perognathus; genus Liomys; Liomys (pocket mice)

Dipodomys; genus Dipodomys (kangaroo rats)

genus Microdipodops; Microdipodops (kangaroo mice)

genus Zapus; Zapus (type genus of the Zapodidae)

Dipus; genus Dipus (type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind foot)

genus Jaculus; Jaculus (jerboas)

genus Glis; Glis (type genus of the Gliridae)

genus Muscardinus; Muscardinus (a genus of Gliridae)

Eliomys; genus Eliomys (lerots)

genus Geomys; Geomys (type genus of the Geomyidae)

genus Thomomys; Thomomys (western pocket gophers)

genus Sciurus; Sciurus (type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels)

genus Tamiasciurus; Tamiasciurus (American red squirrels)

Citellus; genus Citellus; genus Spermophilus; Spermophilus (typical ground squirrels)

Cynomys; genus Cynomys (prairie dogs)

genus Tamias; Tamias (chipmunks of eastern North America)

Eutamias; genus Eutamias (chipmunks of western America and Asia)

genus Glaucomys; Glaucomys (New World flying squirrels)

genus Marmota; Marmota (marmots)

genus Petaurista; Petaurista (very large Asiatic flying squirrels)

Castor; genus Castor (type genus of the Castoridae: beavers)

Castoroides; genus Castoroides (extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States)

Aplodontia; genus Aplodontia (type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers)

Cavia; genus Cavia (type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs)

Dolichotis; genus Dolichotis (maras)

genus Hydrochoerus; Hydrochoerus (a genus of Hydrochoeridae)

Dasyprocta; genus Dasyprocta (type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis)

Cuniculus; genus Cuniculus (pacas)

genus Stictomys; Stictomys (mountain pacas)

genus Myocastor; Myocastor (a genus of Capromyidae)

genus Chinchilla (type genus of the Chinchillidae)

genus Lagidium; Lagidium (a genus of Chinchillidae)

genus Lagostomus; Lagostomus (viscachas)

Abrocoma; genus Abrocoma (abrocomes)

genus Spalax; Spalax (type genus of the Spalacidae)

Bathyergus; genus Bathyergus (mole rats)

genus Heterocephalus; Heterocephalus (sand rats)

genus Uintatherium; Uintatherium (type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming)

genus Procavia; Procavia (type genus of the Procaviidae)

Equus; genus Equus (type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae)

genus Hyracotherium; Hyracotherium (extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus)

genus Mesohippus; genus Protohippus (a genus of Equidae)

genus Rhinoceros (type genus of the Rhinocerotidae)

Ceratotherium; genus Ceratotherium (African genus)

Diceros; genus Diceros (most common species in Africa)

genus Tapirus; Tapirus (type genus of the Tapiridae)

genus Sus; Sus (type genus of the Suidae)

Babyrousa; genus Babyrousa (a genus of Suidae)

genus Phacochoerus; Phacochoerus (warthogs)

genus Pecari; genus Tayassu; Tayassu (type genus of the Tayassuidae)

genus Hippopotamus (type genus of the Hippopotamidae)

Bos; genus Bos (wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini)

Bubalus; genus Bubalus; tribe Bubalus (in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes)

genus Anoa (a genus of mammals of the family Bovidae)

genus Synercus; Synercus; tribe synercus (Cape buffalo)

Bibos; genus Bibos (wild ox)

genus Bison (sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo)

genus Ovibos; Ovibos (consisting of the musk-ox)

genus Ovis; Ovis (sheep)

Ammotragus; genus Ammotragus (genus of wild sheep)

Capra; genus Capra (goats)

genus Oreamnos; Oreamnos (mountain goats)

genus Naemorhedus; Naemorhedus (gorals)

Capricornis; genus Capricornis (serows)

genus Rupicapra; Rupicapra (chamois)

Budorcas; genus Budorcas (gnu goats)

Antilope; genus Antilope (blackbucks)

genus Litocranius; Litocranius (antelopes of eastern Africa: gerenuks)

genus Addax (genus of antelopes of northern African deserts)

Connochaetes; genus Connochaetes (African antelopes: gnus)

genus Madoqua; Madoqua (genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa)

Alcelaphus; genus Alcelaphus (African antelopes: hartebeests)

Damaliscus; genus Damaliscus (African antelopes: sassabies)

Aepyceros; genus Aepyceros (African antelopes: impalas)

Gazella; genus Gazella (typical gazelles)

Antidorcas; genus Antidorcas (springboks)

genus Strepsiceros; genus Tragelaphus; Strepsiceros; Tragelaphus (African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks)

Boselaphus; genus Boselaphus (Indian antelopes: nilgais)

genus Hippotragus; Hippotragus (sable antelopes)

genus Saiga (Eurasian antelopes: saigas)

genus Raphicerus; Raphicerus (African antelopes: steenboks)

genus Taurotragus; Taurotragus (African antelopes: elands)

genus Kobus; Kobus (African antelopes: waterbucks)

Adenota; genus Adenota (African antelopes: puku)

genus Oryx (African antelopes: oryxes)

genus Pseudoryx; Pseudoryx (species of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by scientists in 1992)

Antilocapra; genus Antilocapra (type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species)

Cervus; genus Cervus (the type genus of the Cervidae)

genus Odocoileus; Odocoileus (North American deer)

Alces; genus Alces (elk or moose)

Dama; genus Dama (fallow deer)

Capreolus; genus Capreolus (roe deer)

genus Rangifer; Rangifer (reindeer or caribou)

genus Mazama; Mazama (brockets)

genus Muntiacus; Muntiacus (muntjacs)

genus Moschus; Moschus (musk deer)

Elaphurus; genus Elaphurus (a genus of Cervidae)

genus Tragulus; Tragulus (type genus of the Tragulidae)

genus Hyemoschus; Hyemoschus (water chevrotains)

Camelus; genus Camelus (type genus of the Camelidae: camels)

genus Lama; Lama (llamas)

genus Vicugna; Vicugna (a genus of Camelidae)

genus Giraffa; Giraffa (type genus of the Giraffidae)

genus Okapia; Okapia (okapis)

genus Mustela; Mustela (type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels)

genus Poecilogale; Poecilogale (muishonds)

genus Ictonyx; Ictonyx (a genus of Mustelidae)

genus Lutra; Lutra (in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae)

Enhydra; genus Enhydra (sea otters)

genus Mephitis; Mephitis (in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae)

Conepatus; genus Conepatus; genus Spilogale; Spilogale (a genus of Mustelidae)

genus Taxidea; Taxidea (in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae)

genus Meles; Meles (in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae)

genus Mellivora; Mellivora (ratels)

genus Melogale; Melogale; Arctonyx; genus Arctonyx; genus Gulo; Gulo; genus Grison (a genus of Mustelidae)

genus Galictis (alternative name for the genus Grison)

genus Martes; Martes (martens)

Charronia; genus Charronia; Eira; genus Eira (a genus of Mustelidae)

Dasypus; genus Dasypus (type genus of the Dasypodidae)

genus Tolypeutes; Tolypeutes (a genus of Dasypodidae)

genus Cabassous (solely the tatouay)

Euphractus; genus Euphractus (a genus of Dasypodidae)

genus Priodontes; Priodontes (solely the giant armadillo)

Chlamyphorus; genus Chlamyphorus (pichiciago)

Burmeisteria; genus Burmeisteria (a genus of Dasypodidae)

Bradypus; genus Bradypus (type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths)

Choloepus; genus Choloepus (a genus of Megalonychidae consisting of the two-toed sloth)

genus Megatherium; Megatherium (type genus of the Megatheriidae)

genus Mylodon (type genus of the Mylodontidae; sometimes included in family Megatheriidae)

genus Myrmecophaga; Myrmecophaga (type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; South American ant bear)

Cyclopes; genus Cyclopes (only the silky anteater)

genus Tamandua (lesser anteater)

genus Manis; Manis (type genus of the Manidae)

genus Homo (type genus of the family Hominidae)

Australopithecus; genus Australopithecus (extinct genus of African hominid)

genus Plesianthropus; Plesianthropus (former name for the genus Australopithecus)

genus Sivapithecus (extinct primates; lower Pliocene)

Dryopithecus; genus Dryopithecus (genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene)

genus Ouranopithecus; Ouranopithecus; genus Lufengpithecus; Lufengpithecus (a genus of Hominidae)

genus Proconsul (genus of extinct primitive African primates of the Miocene epoch; sometimes considered a subgenus of Dryopithecus)

genus Kenyapithecus; Kenyapithecus (extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya)

genus Aegyptopithecus (a genus of Hominoidea)

Algeripithecus; genus Algeripithecus (an extinct genus of Hominoidea)

genus Pongo; Pongo (type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans)

genus Gorilla (gorillas)

genus Pan; Pan (chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids)

genus Hylobates; Hylobates (gibbons)

genus Symphalangus; Symphalangus (used in some classifications for the siamangs)

Cercopithecus; genus Cercopithecus (type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons)

Cercocebus; genus Cercocebus (mangabeys)

Erythrocebus; genus Erythrocebus (patas)

genus Papio; Papio; genus Mandrillus; Mandrillus (baboons)

genus Macaca; Macaca (macaques; rhesus monkeys)

genus Presbytes; mammal Semnopithecus; Presbytes (langurs)

genus Colobus (a genus of Cercopithecidae)

genus Nasalis; Nasalis (proboscis monkeys)

Callithrix; genus Callithrix (type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets)

Cebuella; genus Cebuella (pygmy marmosets)

genus Leontideus; genus Leontocebus; Leontocebus (tamarins)

Cebus; genus Cebus (type genus of the Cebidae)

Aotus; genus Aotus (douroucoulis)

Alouatta; genus Alouatta (howler monkeys)

genus Pithecia; Pithecia (sakis)

Cacajao; genus Cacajao (uakaris)

Callicebus; genus Callicebus (titis)

Ateles; genus Ateles (spider monkeys)

genus Saimiri; Saimiri (squirrel monkeys)

genus Lagothrix; Lagothrix (woolly monkeys)

genus Tupaia; Tupaia (the type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews)

genus Ptilocercus; Ptilocercus (pentails)

genus Lemur (type genus of the Lemuridae)

Daubentonia; genus Daubentonia (type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae)

genus Loris (type genus of the Lorisidae)

genus Nycticebus; Nycticebus; genus Perodicticus; Perodicticus; Arctocebus; genus Arctocebus (a genus of Lorisidae)

genus Galago (bush babies)

genus Indri (type genus of the Indriidae)

Avahi; genus Avahi (a genus of Indriidae)

genus Tarsius; Tarsius (type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae)

Cynocephalus; genus Cynocephalus (type genus of the family Cynocephalidae)

Elephas; genus Elephas (type genus of the family Elephantidae)

genus Loxodonta; Loxodonta (a genus of Elephantidae)

genus Mammuthus; Mammuthus (extinct genus: mammoths)

Archidiskidon; genus Archidiskidon (a genus of Elephantidae)

genus Mammut; genus Mastodon; Mammut (extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons)

genus Gomphotherium; Gomphotherium (type genus of the Gomphotheriidae)

genus Procyon; Procyon (the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons)

Bassariscus; genus Bassariscus (cacomistles)

genus Potos; Potos (a genus of Procyonidae)

genus Nasua; Nasua (coatis)

Ailurus; genus Ailurus (lesser pandas)

Ailuropoda; genus Ailuropoda (only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae)

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

Craniata; subphylum Craniata; subphylum Vertebrata; Vertebrata (fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals)