Definition of Burmeisteria

1. Noun. A genus of Dasypodidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Burmeisteria
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Dasypodidae, Family Dasypodidae
Member holonyms: Burmeisteria Retusa, Greater Pichiciego

Lexicographical Neighbors of Burmeisteria

Burkinese
Burkism
Burkitt's lymphoma
Burlew disk
Burlew wheel
Burlington
Burlington bun
Burlington buns
Burma
Burma padauk
Burmah
Burman
Burmannia
Burmanniaceae
Burmans
Burmeisteria
Burmeisteria retusa
Burmese
Burmese-Yi
Burmese cat
Burmese rosewood
Burmilla
Burmillas
Burn and Rand theory
Burner
Burnett
Burnett's syndrome
Burnham
Burns' falciform process
Burns' ligament

Literary usage of Burmeisteria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate Mammalia in the by John Edward Gray (1869)
"burmeisteria. The dorsal shield attached to the skin to its edge. 1. ... burmeisteria retusa. The plates of the dorsal shield with one or two bristles on ..."

2. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1865)
"NH xi. (1863) 308. Hab. Chili ; Mendoza. 11. burmeisteria. ... The sides and under part of the body and limbs covered with woolly hair. burmeisteria RETUSA. ..."

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