Choeropsis
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See also: Chœropsis
Translingual
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χοῖρος (khoîros, “a pig”) and + -opsis.
Proper noun
Choeropsis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hippopotamidae – pygmy hippopotamuses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Artiodactyla - order; Whippomorpha – suborder; Hippopotamidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Choeropsis liberiensis, †Choeropsis madagascariensis - species
Coordinate terms
- (genus): Hippopotamus - genus of common hippopotamus, which genus formerly included the species of Choeropsis.
References
pygmy hippopotamus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Choeropsis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Hexaprotodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Hexaprotodon at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Hexaprotodon in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Hexaprotodon at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
