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LAGOSTOMUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Viscachas

Synonyms:

genus Lagostomus; Lagostomus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Lagostomus"):

chinchillon; Lagostomus maximus; viscacha (gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas)

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

Chinchillidae; family Chinchillidae (small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents)

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