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Atherurus

noun

a genus of Hystricidae

• Syn: ↑genus Atherurus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Hystricidae, ↑family Hystricidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑brush-tailed porcupine, ↑brush-tail porcupine

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\\ˌathəˈru̇rəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek athēr barb, awn + New Latin -urus

: a genus of long-bodied Old World porcupines having the tail scaly except at its spiny tip and comprising the brush-tailed porcupines

Useful english dictionary. 2012.