TRAGULUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tragulus mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Tragulidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRAGULUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Tragulidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Tragulus; Tragulus

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Tragulus"):

kanchil; Tragulus kanchil (small chevrotain of southeastern Asia)

napu; Tragulus Javanicus (chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya)

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

family Tragulidae; Tragulidae (chevrotains)