Glires
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Translingual
Etymology
From Latin glīrēs, plural form of glīs (“dormouse”). Coined by biologist Carl von Linné.
Proper noun
Glires
- A taxonomic clade within the superorder Euarchontoglires – rodents, rabbits, hares, and pikas.
- (archaic) A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – rodents and rabbit-like animals.
- (obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – corresponding to Rodentia, plus Noctilio.
Hypernyms
- (clade): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Boreoeutheria - magnorder; Euarchontoglires - superorder; Gliriformes - clade (or grandorder)
Hyponyms
- (clade): Lagomorpha, Rodentia - orders
Related terms
References
- “Glires”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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