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    GENUS DASYPROCTA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutisplay

    Synonyms:

    Dasyprocta; genus Dasyprocta

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Dasyprocta" is a kind of...):

    mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Dasyprocta"):

    agouti; Dasyprocta aguti (agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food)

    Holonyms ("genus Dasyprocta" is a member of...):

    Dasyproctidae; family Dasyproctidae (agoutis and pacas)

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