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MYOCASTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Myocastor mean?
• MYOCASTOR (noun)
The noun MYOCASTOR has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Capromyidae
Familiarity information: MYOCASTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Capromyidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Myocastor; Myocastor
Hypernyms ("Myocastor" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Myocastor"):
coypu; Myocastor coypus; nutria (aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur)
Holonyms ("Myocastor" is a member of...):
Capromyidae; family Capromyidae (coypus)
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