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DASYPUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Dasypodidae

Synonyms:

Dasypus; genus Dasypus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Dasypus"):

Dasypus novemcinctus; nine-banded armadillo; peba; Texas armadillo (having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay)

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

Dasypodidae; family Dasypodidae (armadillos)

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