suborder hystricomorpha
English Thesaurus
1. an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc. (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | animal order, |
| definition | : | the order of animals (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | family hystricidae, hystricidae, |
| definition | : | Old World porcupines (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | erethizontidae, family erethizontidae, |
| definition | : | New World arboreal porcupines (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | caviidae, family caviidae, |
| definition | : | a family of Hystricomorpha (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | dasyproctidae, family dasyproctidae, |
| definition | : | agoutis and pacas (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | capromyidae, family capromyidae, |
| definition | : | coypus (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | chinchillidae, family chinchillidae, |
| definition | : | small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | bathyergidae, family bathyergidae, |
| definition | : | mole rats; sand rats (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | order rodentia, rodentia, |
| definition | : | small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis (noun.animal) |
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