Hystricidae
Translingual
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Hystrix brachyura (Malayan porcupine)
Etymology
From Hystrix + -idae.
Proper noun
Hystricidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the Old World porcupines.
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
Hyponyms
- (family): Atherurus, Hystrix, Trichys (genera)
References
Old World porcupine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Hystricidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Hystricidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons