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DASYPROCTA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis

Synonyms:

Dasyprocta; genus Dasyprocta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Dasyprocta"):

agouti; Dasyprocta aguti (agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food)

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

Dasyproctidae; family Dasyproctidae (agoutis and pacas)

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