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LAGOSTOMUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Lagostomus mean?

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

1. viscachas

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

Dictionary entry details

• LAGOSTOMUS (noun)

Sense 1

Lagostomus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Viscachas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Lagostomus; Lagostomus

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Lagostomus"):

chinchillon; Lagostomus maximus; viscacha (gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas)

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

Chinchillidae; family Chinchillidae (small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents)

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