Octodontidae

Translingual

Octodon degus (degu)

Etymology

From Octodon +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Octodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – some South American caviomorphs, including the degus.

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; Octodontoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Aconaemys, Octodon, Octodontomys, Octomys, Pipanacoctomys, Salinoctomys, Spalacopus, Tympanoctomys (genera)

References

Octodontidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Octodontidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Octodontidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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