Sciurida
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Sciurida
- A taxonomic superfamily within the order Rodentia – the squirrels, mountain beaver and related animals.
Usage notes edit
- Also an infraorder.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (order): Aplodontiidae, Gliridae, Sciuridae