Euphractinae

Translingual

Etymology

Euphractus +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Euphractinae

Three to five genera of armadillos
1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Dasypodidae.
2. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Chlamyphoridae.

Hypernyms

(subfamily in Dasypodidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cingulata - order; Dasypodidae - family

Hyponyms

(subfamily): Chaetophractus, Euphractus, Zaedyus; Calyptophractus, Chlamyphorus (latter two genera excluded in circumscriptions that include Chlamyphorinae) - genera

Further reading

Euphractinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Euphractinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Dasypodidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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