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Pholidota

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Noun1.Pholidota - genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific
genus Pholidota
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
family Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
rattlesnake orchid - any of various orchids of the genus Pholidota having numerous white to brown flowers in spiraling racemes clothed in slightly inflated bracts and resembling a rattlesnake's tail
2.Pholidota - pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata
order Pholidota
animal order - the order of animals
Eutheria, subclass Eutheria - all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
family Manidae, Manidae - coextensive with the order Pholidota
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