Hydrochoeridae

Translingual

Etymology

Hydrochoerus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Hydrochoeridae

1. (archaic) A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – capybaras and rock cavies, but recently reassessed as a subfamily, Hydrochoerinae.

Synonyms

• (family): Hydrochaeridae

Hypernyms

• (family): 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

Hyponyms

• (family): Hydrochoerus, Kerodon - genera

References

• Hydrochoerinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hydrochoerinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hydrochoeridae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.