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TOMISTOMA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Malayan crocodiles

Synonyms:

genus Tomistoma; Tomistoma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Tomistoma"):

false gavial; Tomistoma schlegeli (crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial)

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

Crocodylidae; family Crocodylidae (true crocodiles)

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