GENUS TRICHYS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Trichys mean? 

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

1. a genus of Hystricidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS TRICHYS (noun)

Meaning:

A genus of Hystricidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Trichys; Trichys

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Trichys"):

long-tailed porcupine; Trichys lipura (porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail)

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

family Hystricidae; Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)