suborder sciuromorpha
English Thesaurus
1. large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc. (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | animal order, |
| definition | : | the order of animals (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | family heteromyidae, heteromyidae, |
| definition | : | small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | family sciuridae, sciuridae, |
| definition | : | a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles (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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