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CONILURUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Jerboa rats

Synonyms:

Conilurus; genus Conilurus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Conilurus"):

jerboa rat (large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping)

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

family Muridae; Muridae (originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches)

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