Cheirogaleidae
Translingual
Cheirogaleus major
Etymology
From Cheirogaleus (“genus name”) + -idae.
Proper noun
Cheirogaleidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Primates – the dwarf lemurs and mouse lemurs.
Hypernyms
- (family): Mammalia - class, Theria - subclass, Placentalia - infraclass, Primates - order, Strepsirrhini - suborder, Lemuriformes - infraorder, Cheirogaleoidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Allocebus, Cheirogaleus, Microcebus, Mirza, Phaner (genera)
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