Hystricognathi
Translingual
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Cavia porcellus (guinea pig; infraorder Caviomorpha)
Etymology
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Proper noun
Hystricognathi
- A taxonomic suborder within the order Rodentia – the hystricognaths.
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[1]
Hyponyms
- (suborder): Caviomorpha, Phiomorpha (infraorders)
- porcupine (polyphyletic grouping of Old World porcupines and New World porcupines)
References
Hystricognathi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hystricognathi on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rodentia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Hystricognathi at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521