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POECILOGALE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Poecilogale mean?
• POECILOGALE (noun)
The noun POECILOGALE has 1 sense:
1. muishonds
Familiarity information: POECILOGALE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Muishonds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Poecilogale; Poecilogale
Hypernyms ("Poecilogale" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Poecilogale"):
muishond (southern African weasel)
Holonyms ("Poecilogale" is a member of...):
family Mustelidae; Mustelidae (weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens)
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