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OXYURANUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Oxyuranus mean?
• OXYURANUS (noun)
The noun OXYURANUS has 1 sense:
1. taipans
Familiarity information: OXYURANUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Taipans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Oxyuranus; Oxyuranus
Hypernyms ("Oxyuranus" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Oxyuranus"):
Oxyuranus scutellatus; taipan (large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia)
Holonyms ("Oxyuranus" is a member of...):
Elapidae; family Elapidae (cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes)
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