Cricetidae

Translingual

Etymology

Cricetus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Cricetidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – hamsters, voles, lemmings and New World mice and rats.

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; Myomorpha - suborder; Muroidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Arvicolinae, Cricetinae, Democricetodontinae, Neotominae, Sigmodontinae, Tylomyinae - subfamilies

References

Cricetidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cricetidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Cricetidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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