Caviomorpha

Translingual

Etymology

Cavia +‎ -morpha

Proper noun

Caviomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Rodentia – the South American 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; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder

Hyponyms

(infraorder): Abrocomidae, Agoutidae (= Cuniculidae), Capromyidae, Caviidae, Chinchillidae, Ctenomyidae, Cuniculidae, Dasyproctidae, Dinomyidae, Echimyidae, Erethizontidae, Hydrochaeridae (= Hydrochoerinae within Caviidae), Octodontidae - families

References

Caviomorpha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Caviomorpha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Rodentia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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