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GENUS MONODON
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Monodontidae
Synonyms:
genus Monodon; Monodon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Monodon" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Monodon"):
Monodon monoceros; narwal; narwhal; narwhale (small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk)
Holonyms ("genus Monodon" is a member of...):
family Monodontidae; Monodontidae (narwhals)