Caviidae

Translingual

Cavia porcellus

Etymology

Cavia +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Caviidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – guinea pigs and other similar rodents.

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

Hyponyms

(family): Caviinae, Dolichotinae, Hydrochoerinae - subfamilies

References

Caviidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Caviidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Caviidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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