Lagostomus

Translingual

Lagostomus maximus

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”)

Proper noun

Lagostomus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Chinchillidae – plains viscacha and extinct relatives.

Hypernyms

(genus): 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; Chinchilloidea - superfamily; Chinchillidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Lagostomus maximus - sole extant species
- Lagostomus crassus (extinct species)

References

Lagostomus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lagostomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lagostomus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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