genus aplodontia

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mammal genus,
definition	:	a genus of mammals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	aplodontia rufa, mountain beaver, sewellel,
definition	:	bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	aplodontiidae, family aplodontiidae,
definition	:	mountain beavers (noun.animal)