Spalacidae
Translingual
Spalax microphthalmus (greater mole rat)
Etymology
From Spalax + -idae.
Proper noun
Spalacidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – zokors, bamboo rats, blind mole rats, etc.
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): Myospalacinae, Rhizomyinae, Spalacinae (subfamilies)
References
- Spalacidae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.