Erethizontidae

Translingual

Erethizon dorsatum

Etymology

From Erethizon +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Erethizontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the New World porcupines.

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

Hyponyms

(family): Chaetomyinae, Erethizontinae (subfamilies)

References

New World porcupine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Erethizontidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Erethizontidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Erethizontidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Erethizontidae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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