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Cuniculidae

Cuniculidae

Translingual

Cuniculus paca, a species of Cuniculidae

Proper noun

Cuniculidae

  1. A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the single genus Cuniculus (the pacas).

Usage notes

The pacas were formerly grouped with the agoutis in subfamily Agoutinae within family Dasyproctidae.

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