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Definition of Genus Trichys
1. Noun. A genus of Hystricidae.
Exact synonyms: Trichys
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Hystricidae, Hystricidae
Member holonyms: Long-tailed Porcupine, Trichys Lipura
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Hystricidae, Hystricidae
Member holonyms: Long-tailed Porcupine, Trichys Lipura
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Trichys
Literary usage of Genus Trichys
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1907)
"... H. fase/culata is readily seen to be a member of the genus Trichys. F.
Cuvier (Diet. Sci. Nat., 59,1829, p. 483), mentions no type for the genus ..."
2. A Geographical History of Mammals by Richard Lydekker (1896)
"... belongs a peculiar porcupine from Borneo, constituting the genus Trichys.
Passing on to the ungulates, we have first to notice a peculiar group of oxen ..."
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