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ATHERURUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Hystricidae

Synonyms:

Atherurus; genus Atherurus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Atherurus"):

brush-tail porcupine; brush-tailed porcupine (porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail)

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

family Hystricidae; Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)

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