Myocastoridae

Translingual

Etymology

Myocastor +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Myocastoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the coypu, river rat or nutria.

Usage notes

Sometimes placed in Echimyidae with spiny rats.

Hypernyms

(superfamily): 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; Octodontoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Myocastor - sole genus, Myocastor coypus - sole species

References

Myocastoridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Myocastoridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Myocastoridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Myocastoridae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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