noun
1. genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific
• Syn: ↑genus Pholidota
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
• Member Meronyms: ↑rattlesnake orchid
2. pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata
• Syn: ↑order Pholidota
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria, ↑subclass Eutheria
• Member Meronyms: ↑Manidae, ↑family Manidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.