Rhynchocyonidae
Translingual
Etymology
Rhynchocyon + -idae
Proper noun
Rhynchocyonidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Macroscelidea – small insectivorous mammals, native to eastern Africa; checkered elephant shrews, now treated as subfamily Rhynchocyoninae of Macroscelididae.
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; Macroscelidea - order
References
- Rhynchocyonidae in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Rhynchocyon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Rhynchocyoninae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Rhynchocyon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Rhynchoninae at Paleology Database