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CONEPATUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Mustelidae

Synonyms:

Conepatus; genus Conepatus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Conepatus"):

badger skunk; Conepatus leuconotus; hog-nosed skunk; hognosed skunk; rooter skunk (large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico)

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

family Mustelidae; Mustelidae (weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens)

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