Cuniculidae

Translingual

Cuniculus paca, a species of Cuniculidae

Etymology

From Cuniculus +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Cuniculidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the single genus Cuniculus (the pacas).

Usage notes

The pacas were formerly grouped with the agoutis in subfamily Agoutinae within family Dasyproctidae.

Synonyms

(family): Agoutidae, Coelogenyidae

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; Chinchilloidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Cuniculus (genus)

References

Paca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cuniculidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cuniculidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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