Hydrochoerus
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + χοῖρος (khoîros, “pig”).
Proper noun
Hydrochoerus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caviidae – the capybaras, native to parts of the tropical Americas.
Usage notes
Formerly placed in the family Hydrochoeridae, which has been reassessed and renamed as a subfamily of Caviidae. See Capybara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Synonyms
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Hypernyms
- (genus): 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; Caviidae - family, Hydrochoerinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (capybara), Lua error in Module:parameters at line 806: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (lesser capybara) - extant species
References
- Hydrochoerus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hydrochoerus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Hydrochoeris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons