Uromys

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Uromys m

A taxonomic genus within the family Muridae – giant naked-tailed rats.

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; Myomorpha – suborder; Muroidea – superfamily; Muridae – family; Murinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Uromys caudimaculatus (giant white-tailed rat) - type species

References

Uromys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Uromys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Uromys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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