Myocastoridae
Translingual
Etymology
Myocastor + -idae
Proper noun
Myocastoridae
- A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the coypu, river rat or nutria.
Usage notes
- Sometimes placed in Echimyidae with spiny rats.
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): Myocastor - sole genus, Myocastor coypus - sole species
References
- Myocastoridae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.