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GENUS MYRMECOPHAGA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; South American ant bear

Synonyms:

genus Myrmecophaga; Myrmecophaga

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Myrmecophaga" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Myrmecophaga"):

ant bear; giant anteater; great anteater; Myrmecophaga jubata; tamanoir (large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America)

Holonyms ("genus Myrmecophaga" is a member of...):

family Myrmecophagidae; Myrmecophagidae (New World anteaters)

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