Hydrochoeridae

Translingual

Etymology

Hydrochoerus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Hydrochoeridae

(archaic) A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – capybaras and rock cavies, but recently reassessed as a subfamily, Hydrochoerinae.

Synonyms

(family): Hydrochaeridae

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Rodentia - order; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder

Hyponyms

(family): Hydrochoerus, Kerodon - genera

References

Hydrochoerinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hydrochoerinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hydrochoeridae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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