Hystricognathi

Translingual

Cavia porcellus (guinea pig; infraorder Caviomorpha)

Etymology

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Proper noun

Hystricognathi

1. A taxonomic suborder within the order Rodentia – the hystricognaths.

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

• (suborder): Caviomorpha, Phiomorpha (infraorders)
• porcupine (polyphyletic grouping of Old World porcupines and New World porcupines)

References

• Hystricognathi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hystricognathi on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Rodentia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hystricognathi at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.