Capromys
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κάπρος (kápros, “boar”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse”).
Proper noun
editCapromys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Capromyidae – the single species Capromys pilorides (Desmarest's hutia).
Hypernyms
edit- (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; Octodontoidea - superfamily; Capromyidae - family; Capromyinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Capromys pilorides (species)
References
edit- Desmarest's hutia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Capromys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Capromys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons