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ZAPUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Zapodidae

Synonyms:

genus Zapus; Zapus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Zapus"):

meadow jumping mouse; Zapus hudsonius (widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada)

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

family Zapodidae; Zapodidae (jumping mice)

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