Hippopotamidae

Translingual

Etymology

Hippopotamus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Hippopotamidae

A taxonomic family within the order Artiodactyla – the hippopotamus and pygmy hippopotamus and similar extinct animals.
The hippopotamus belongs to Hippopotamidae.

Usage notes

Cladistics is challenging the validity of the traditional placement of the family, as genetic research suggests a closer relationship to cetaceans than swine.

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; Artiodactyla - order

Hyponyms

(family): †Trilobophorous; Hippopotaminae - subfamilies, †Archaeopotamus, Choeropsis, †Hexaprotodon, Hippopotamus, †Saotherium - genera within Hippopotaminae; †Kenyapotaminae - subfamily, Kenyapotamus, Palaeopotamus - genera within Kenypotaminae

Coordinate terms

(family): Suidae, Tayassuidae, †Choeropotamidae, †Entelodontidae, †Sanitheriidae - families within Suina

Translations

taxonomic family

Greek: ιπποποταμίδες f pl (ippopotamídes)
Swahili: familia ya kiboko

See also

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