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CAENOLESTES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Caenolestidae

Synonyms:

Caenolestes; genus Caenolestes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Caenolestes" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Caenolestes"):

opossum rat (terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews)

Holonyms ("Caenolestes" is a member of...):

Caenolestidae; family Caenolestidae (small marsupials of southern South America)

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