Hystricidae

Translingual

Hystrix brachyura (Malayan porcupine)

Etymology

From Hystrix +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Hystricidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the Old 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

Hyponyms

(family): Atherurus, Hystrix, Trichys (genera)

References

Old World porcupine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hystricidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Hystricidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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