Hydrochoerus

Translingual

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + χοῖρος (khoîros, “pig”).

Proper noun

Hydrochoerus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Caviidae – the capybaras, native to parts of the tropical Americas.

Usage notes

Formerly placed in the family Hydrochoeridae, which has been reassessed and renamed as a subfamily of Caviidae. See Capybara#Classification and phylogeny on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Synonyms

(genus): Hydrochoeris

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; Caviidae - family, Hydrochoerinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (capybara), Hydrochoerus isthmius (lesser capybara) - extant species

References

Hydrochoerus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hydrochoerus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hydrochoeris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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