Sciurognathi

Translingual

Castor fiber

Sciurus carolinensis

Etymology

From Latin sciurus (“squirrel”) + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”), the grouping being characterised by the orientation of the lower jaw relative to the incisors.

Proper noun

Sciurognathi

1. A taxonomic suborder within the order Rodentia – the squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, and many mice.

Hypernyms

• (suborder): 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

• (suborder): Anomaluromorpha, Castorimorpha, Ctenodactylomorpha, Geomorpha, Glirimorpha, Myodonta, Sciurida (infraorders)

References

• Sciurognathi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sciurognathi on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Rodentia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons