TRAGULIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tragulidae mean? 

• TRAGULIDAE (noun)
  The noun TRAGULIDAE has 1 sense:

1. chevrotains

  Familiarity information: TRAGULIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRAGULIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chevrotains

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Tragulidae; Tragulidae

Hypernyms ("Tragulidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Tragulidae"):

chevrotain; mouse deer (very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa)

genus Tragulus; Tragulus (type genus of the Tragulidae)

genus Hyemoschus; Hyemoschus (water chevrotains)

Holonyms ("Tragulidae" is a member of...):

Ruminantia; suborder Ruminantia (cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels)