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    XENARTHRA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Armadillos; American anteaters; slothsplay

    Synonyms:

    suborder Xenarthra; Xenarthra

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    animal order (the order of animals)

    Meronyms (members of "Xenarthra"):

    Dasypodidae; family Dasypodidae (armadillos)

    Bradypodidae; family Bradypodidae (a family of edentates comprising the true sloths)

    family Megalonychidae; Megalonychidae (mammal family consisting of the two-toed sloths)

    family Megatheriidae; Megatheriidae (extinct ground sloths)

    family Myrmecophagidae; Myrmecophagidae (New World anteaters)

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

    Edentata; order Edentata (order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos)

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