Octodontidae
Translingual
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Etymology
Proper noun
Octodontidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – some South American caviomorphs, including the degus.
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; Octodontoidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Aconaemys, Octodon, Octodontomys, Octomys, Pipanacoctomys, Salinoctomys, Spalacopus, Tympanoctomys (genera)
References
Octodontidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Octodontidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Octodontidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons