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GENUS TENREC

Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Tenrec mean?

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

1. type genus of the family Tenrecidae: tenrecs

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

Dictionary entry details

• GENUS TENREC (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Tenrecidae: tenrecs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Tenrec"):

tailless tenrec; Tenrec ecaudatus (prolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthworms)

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

family Tenrecidae; Tenrecidae (tenrecs and extinct related forms)

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