Feloidea

Translingual

Etymology

Felis +‎ -oidea

Proper noun

Feloidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Carnivora – the civets, cats, mongooses and hyenas.

Synonyms

Feliformia - suborder

Hypernyms

(suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia - suborder

Hyponyms

(suborder): Felidae, Hyaenidae, Viverridae, Herpestidae, Eupleridae, Eupleridae, Nandiniidae, Prionodontidae (now usually Prionodontinae in Viverridae) - extant families
- †Barbourofelidae, †Nimravidae, †Percrocutidae, †Stenoplesictidae - extinct families

References

Feloidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Feloidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Carnivora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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