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GLAUCOMYS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

New World flying squirrels

Synonyms:

genus Glaucomys; Glaucomys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Glaucomys"):

American flying squirrel (New World flying squirrels)

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

family Sciuridae; Sciuridae (a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles)

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