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SARCOPHILUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tasmanian devil

Synonyms:

genus Sarcophilus; Sarcophilus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Sarcophilus"):

Sarcophilus hariisi; Tasmanian devil; ursine dasyure (small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail)

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

Dasyuridae; family Dasyuridae; family Dasyurinae (dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils)

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