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NYCTICEBUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Lorisidae

Synonyms:

genus Nycticebus; Nycticebus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Nycticebus"):

Nycticebus pygmaeus; Nycticebus tardigradua; slow loris (stocky lemur of southeastern Asia)

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

family Lorisidae; Lorisidae (slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless)

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