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FAMILY RHINOCEROTIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
family Rhinocerotidae; rhinoceros family; Rhinocerotidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Rhinocerotidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "family Rhinocerotidae"):
rhino; rhinoceros (massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout)
genus Rhinoceros (type genus of the Rhinocerotidae)
Ceratotherium; genus Ceratotherium (African genus)
Diceros; genus Diceros (most common species in Africa)
Holonyms ("family Rhinocerotidae" is a member of...):
order Perissodactyla; Perissodactyla (nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms)