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GENUS ORYCTOLAGUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Old World rabbits

Synonyms:

genus Oryctolagus; Oryctolagus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Oryctolagus"):

European rabbit; Old World rabbit; Oryctolagus cuniculus (common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless)

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

family Leporidae; Leporidae (hares and rabbits)

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