Erethizon
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐρεθίζειν (erethízein, “to irritate”), referring to the animal's barbed quills.
Proper noun
Erethizon n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Erethizontidae – the common porcupine or North American porcupine.
Hypernyms
- (genus): 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; Erethizontidae - family; Erethizontinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Erethizon dorsatum - sole extant species
References
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