Phiomorpha

Translingual

Hystrix brachyura (Malayan porcupine)

Etymology

From †Phiomys +‎ -morpha.

Proper noun

Phiomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Rodentia – many African rodents.

Hypernyms

(superfamily): 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

(infraorder): Bathyergidae, Hystricidae, Petromuridae, Thryonomyidae (families)
- Bathyergoididae, Diamantomyidae, Kenyamyidae, Myophiomyidae, Phiomyidae (extinct families)
- Kahawamys (extinct genus, incertae sedis)

References

Phiomorpha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phiomorpha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Phiomorpha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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