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GLIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Gliridae

Synonyms:

genus Glis; Glis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Glis"):

Glis glis; loir (large European dormouse)

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

family Gliridae; Gliridae (dormice and other Old World forms)

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