Dasyproctidae
Translingual
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Etymology
From Dasyprocta + -idae.
Proper noun
Dasyproctidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the common agoutis and the acouchis.
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; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Dasyprocta, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (genera)
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References
Dasyproctidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dasyproctidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Dasyproctidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Dasyproctidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Dasyproctidae in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.