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GENUS CYNOMYS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
Cynomys; genus Cynomys
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Cynomys" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Cynomys"):
prairie dog; prairie marmot (any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry)
Holonyms ("genus Cynomys" is a member of...):
family Sciuridae; Sciuridae (a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles)