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GENUS MYOCASTOR

• GENUS MYOCASTOR (noun)
The noun GENUS MYOCASTOR has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Capromyidae

Familiarity information: GENUS MYOCASTOR used as a noun is very rare.

• GENUS MYOCASTOR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A genus of Capromyidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Myocastor; Myocastor

Hypernyms ("genus Myocastor" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Myocastor"):

coypu; Myocastor coypus; nutria (aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur)

Holonyms ("genus Myocastor" is a member of...):

Capromyidae; family Capromyidae (coypus)

"Even a worm will turn."
(English proverb)
"A good soldier is a poor scout."
(Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"They kill the peacock for the beauty of its feathers."
(Arabic proverb)
"The maquis has no eyes, but it sees all."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of nutria
Meaning of coypu
Meaning of Myocastor coypus
Meaning of Capromyidae
Meaning of family Capromyidae

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