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MYRMECOBIUS FASCIATUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Myrmecobius fasciatus mean?
• MYRMECOBIUS FASCIATUS (noun)
The noun MYRMECOBIUS FASCIATUS has 1 sense:
1. small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
Familiarity information: MYRMECOBIUS FASCIATUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MYRMECOBIUS FASCIATUS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
anteater; banded anteater; Myrmecobius fasciatus; numbat
Hypernyms ("Myrmecobius fasciatus" is a kind of...):
dasyurid; dasyurid marsupial (small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania)
Holonyms ("Myrmecobius fasciatus" is a member of...):
genus Myrmecobius; Myrmecobius (banded anteater)
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