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SYLVILAGUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
North American rabbits
Synonyms:
genus Sylvilagus; Sylvilagus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Sylvilagus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Sylvilagus"):
cottontail; cottontail rabbit; wood rabbit (common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks))
canecutter; swamp hare; swamp rabbit; Sylvilagus aquaticus (a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands)
Holonyms ("Sylvilagus" is a member of...):
family Leporidae; Leporidae (hares and rabbits)
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