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TACHYGLOSSIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tachyglossidae mean?
• TACHYGLOSSIDAE (noun)
The noun TACHYGLOSSIDAE has 1 sense:
1. echidnas
Familiarity information: TACHYGLOSSIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Echidnas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Tachyglossidae; Tachyglossidae
Hypernyms ("Tachyglossidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Tachyglossidae"):
genus Tachyglossus; Tachyglossus (type genus of the family Tachyglossidae)
genus Zaglossus; Zaglossus (a genus of Tachyglossidae)
Holonyms ("Tachyglossidae" is a member of...):
Monotremata; order Monotremata (coextensive with the subclass Prototheria)
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