family Tenrecidae

family Tenrecidae
noun
tenrecs and extinct related forms
Syn: ↑Tenrecidae
Hypernyms: ↑mammal family
Member Holonyms: ↑Insectivora, ↑order Insectivora
Member Meronyms: ↑tenrec, ↑tendrac, ↑genus Tenrec

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