Echimyidae

Translingual

Mesomys hispidus (subfamily Eumysopinae)

Etymology

From Echimys +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Echimyidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the spiny rats.

Usage notes

Sometimes incorporating the nutria (Myocastor coypus, sole species of family Myocastoridae)

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; Octodontoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Dactylomyinae, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae (subfamilies)
- Adelphomyinae, Heteropsomyinae (extinct subfamilies)

References

Echimyidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Echimyidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Echimyidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Echimyidae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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