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XEROBATES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Xerobates mean?
• XEROBATES (noun)
The noun XEROBATES has 1 sense:
1. possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research
Familiarity information: XEROBATES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Xerobates; Xerobates
Hypernyms ("Xerobates" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Holonyms ("Xerobates" is a member of...):
family Testudinidae; Testudinidae (land tortoises)
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