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CAENOLESTES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Caenolestidae
Synonyms:
Caenolestes; genus Caenolestes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Caenolestes" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Caenolestes"):
opossum rat (terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews)
Holonyms ("Caenolestes" is a member of...):
Caenolestidae; family Caenolestidae (small marsupials of southern South America)
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