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MARSUPIAL MOLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole
Synonyms:
marsupial mole; Notoryctus typhlops; pouched mole
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("marsupial mole" is a kind of...):
marsupial; pouched mammal (mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried)
Holonyms ("marsupial mole" is a member of...):
genus Notoryctus; Notoryctus (type genus of the family Notoryctidae: comprising solely the marsupial mole)