Glires
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See also: glires
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin glīrēs, plural form of glīs (“dormouse”). Coined by biologist Carl von Linné.
Proper noun[edit]
Glires
- A taxonomic clade within the superorder Euarchontoglires – rodents, rabbits, hares, and pikas. [from c. 2000]
- (archaic) A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – rodents and rabbit-like animals. [from c. 1860]
- (obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – corresponding to Rodentia, plus Noctilio. [c. 1900]
Hypernyms[edit]
- (clade): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria, Placentalia - cohorts; Boreoeutheria - magnorder; Euarchontoglires - superorder; Gliriformes - clade (or grandorder)
Hyponyms[edit]
- (clade): Lagomorpha, Rodentia - orders
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Glires”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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