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Definition of Genus Myocastor
1. Noun. A genus of Capromyidae.
Exact synonyms: Myocastor
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Capromyidae, Family Capromyidae
Member holonyms: Coypu, Myocastor Coypus, Nutria
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Capromyidae, Family Capromyidae
Member holonyms: Coypu, Myocastor Coypus, Nutria
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Myocastor
Literary usage of Genus Myocastor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1895)
"As Cuvier, in the year 1800, instituted the genus Fiber for the Muskrat, only
the Coypu was left in the genus Myocastor, which thus became its type by ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... with deep enamel-folds; the first front toe being occasionally absent Of the
few living representatives oí the group, the genus Myocastor (or ..."
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