Hydrochoeridae
Translingual
Etymology
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.