Daubentonia
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Definition
- Noun:
- A genus of primates: "Daubentonia" is the type genus of the family Daubentoniidae, containing a single extant species, the aye-aye.
Usage
- The word "Daubentonia" is used exclusively as a proper noun in scientific and zoological contexts to refer to this specific taxonomic genus.
- It is typically used in academic writing, wildlife documentation, and biological classification.
Examples
- Noun:
- The strange primate belongs to the genus Daubentonia.
- Daubentonia madagascariensis is the sole surviving species of its genus.
Advanced Usage
- In taxonomic hierarchy: The name is used to define a group within the order Primates.
- The family Daubentoniidae is monotypic, containing only the genus Daubentonia.
Variants and Related Words
- Daubentoniidae (n): The family name to which the genus Daubentonia belongs.
- aye-aye (n): The common name for the nocturnal lemur, .
Synonyms
- Genus Daubentonia: The full taxonomic designation.
- (There are no common-language synonyms for this scientific proper noun.)
Notes on Meaning
- This term has a single, specific meaning in biological taxonomy. It does not have general or figurative uses outside of scientific classification.
Noun
- type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae