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GENUS TACHYGLOSSUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Tachyglossidae
Synonyms:
genus Tachyglossus; Tachyglossus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Tachyglossus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Tachyglossus"):
anteater; echidna; spiny anteater (a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia)
Holonyms ("genus Tachyglossus" is a member of...):
family Tachyglossidae; Tachyglossidae (echidnas)
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