Rhinocerotidae

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin rhinoceros +‎ -idae.

Also see Rhinoceros.

Proper noun

Rhinocerotidae

A taxonomic family within the order Perissodactyla – the rhinoceroses and their extinct relatives.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria - infraclass; Perissodactyla - order

Hyponyms

(family): Dicerorhininae, Dicerotinae, Rhinocerotinae - extant subfamilies
- Ceratotherium, Dicerorhinus, Diceros, Rhinoceros – extant genera.
  - See Rhinocerotidae on WikipediaWikipedia and Rhinocerotidae on WikispeciesWikispecies for extinct subfamilies and genera.

References

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

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