- genus Atherurus
- nouna genus of Hystricidae• Syn: ↑Atherurus• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Hystricidae, ↑family Hystricidae• Member Meronyms: ↑brush-tailed porcupine, ↑brush-tail porcupine
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genus Atherurus
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