Dasyproctidae

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Translingual

Dasyprocta leporina

Etymology

From Dasyprocta +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Dasyproctidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the agoutis and the acouchis.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Rodentia – order; Hystricomorpha – suborder; Hystricognathi – infraorder; Caviomorpha – infraorder; Cavioidea – superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Dasyprocta, Myoprocta (genera)
- †Alloiomys, †Andemys, †Australoprocta, †Branisamys, †Incamys, †Neoreomys, †Megastus, †Palmiramys, (extinct genera)

References

Dasyproctidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dasyproctidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Dasyproctidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Dasyproctidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Dasyproctidae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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