Hydrochoerus
Translingual
editEtymology
editNew Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + χοῖρος (khoîros, “pig”).
Proper noun
editHydrochoerus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caviidae – the capybaras, native to parts of the tropical Americas.
Usage notes
editFormerly placed in the family Hydrochoeridae, which has been reassessed and renamed as a subfamily of Caviidae. See Capybara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Synonyms
edit- (genus): Hydrochoeris
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; Caviidae - family, Hydrochoerinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (capybara), Hydrochoerus isthmius (lesser capybara) - extant species
References
edit- Hydrochoerus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hydrochoerus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Hydrochoeris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons