Cuniculidae
Translingual
Cuniculus paca, a species of Cuniculidae
Etymology
From Cuniculus + -idae.
Proper noun
Cuniculidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the single genus Cuniculus (the pacas).
Usage notes
The pacas were formerly grouped with the agoutis in subfamily Agoutinae within family Dasyproctidae.
Synonyms
- (family): Agoutidae, Coelogenyidae
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; Chinchilloidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Cuniculus (genus)
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