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GENUS TAYASSU

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Tayassuidae

Synonyms:

genus Pecari; genus Tayassu; Tayassu

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Tayassu"):

musk hog; peccary (nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America)

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

family Tayassuidae; Tayassuidae (peccaries)

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