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Tympanoctomys
Tympanoctomys
Translingual
Proper noun
Tympanoctomys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – the sole extant species Tympanoctomys barrerae (plains viscacha rat or red viscacha rat).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Placentalia - cohort; Rodentia - order; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Octodontoidea - superfamily; Octodontidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tympanoctomys barrerae (species)
- Tympanoctomys cordubensis (extinct species)