Translingual

Proper noun

Sciurinae

1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Sciuridae – the squirrels and related animals.

Hypernyms

• (subfamily): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Placentalia - cohort; Rodentia - order; Sciuromorpha - suborder; Sciuridae - family

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Sciurini, Pteromyini - tribes
  • Nannosciurus, Rheithrosciurus, Sciurus, Syntheosciurus, Tamiasciurus - genera in Sciurini; Aeretes, Aeromys, Belomys, Biswamoyopterus, Eoglaucomys, Eupetaurus, Glaucomys, Hylopetes, Iomys, Petaurillus, Petaurista, Petinomys, Pteromys, Pteromyscus, Trogopterus - genera in Pteromyini