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TRICHECHUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type and sole genus of the Trichechidae

Synonyms:

genus Trichecus; Trichechus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Trichechus"):

manatee; Trichechus manatus (sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded)

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

family Trichechidae; Trichechidae (comprising only the manatees)

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