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Lagostomus
Lagostomus
Translingual
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Lagostomus maximus
Proper noun
Lagostomus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Chinchillidae – the plains viscacha and extinct relatives.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Placentalia - infraclass; Rodentia - order; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Chinchilloidea - superfamily; Chinchillidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lagostomus maximus (species)
- Lagostomus crassus (extinct species)