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TRICHYS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Hystricidae

Synonyms:

genus Trichys; Trichys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Trichys"):

long-tailed porcupine; Trichys lipura (porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail)

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

family Hystricidae; Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)

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