Rhizomys

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?] (“root”) + [Term?] (“mouse”)

Proper noun

Rhizomys m

A taxonomic genus within the family Spalacidae – most bamboo rats.

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; Myomorpha - suborder; Muroidea - superfamily; Spalacidae - family; Rhizomyinae - subfamily; Rhizomyini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Rhizomys sinensis (Chinese bamboo rat), Rhizomys pruinosus (hoary bamboo rat), Rhizomys sumatrensis (Sumatran bamboo rat, Indomalayan bamboo rat, large bamboo rat) - species

References

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

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