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Hydrochoeridae
Hydrochoeridae
Translingual
Proper noun
Hydrochoeridae
- A taxonomic family within the superfamily Cavioideae – capybaras and rock cavies, but recently reassessed as a subfamily, Hydrochoerinae.
Synonyms
- (family): Hydrochaeridae
Hypernyms
- (family): Mammalia - class, Theria - subclass, Placentalia - infraclass, Rodentia - order, Hystricomorpha - suborder, Hystricognathi - infraorder, Caviomorpha - infraorder
Hyponyms
- (family): Hydrochoerus, Kerodon - genera