Ctenomyidae
Translingual
Etymology
From Ctenomys + -idae.
Proper noun
Ctenomyidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the single genus Ctenomys (the tuco-tucos).
Hypernyms
- (superfamily): 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): Ctenomys (sole genus)
References
Tuco-tuco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ctenomyidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Ctenomyidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons