genus atherurus

English Thesaurus

1. a genus of Hystricidae (noun.animal)

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

member holonym	:	brush-tail porcupine, brush-tailed porcupine,
definition	:	porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family hystricidae, hystricidae,
definition	:	Old World porcupines (noun.animal)