Translingual

Cynomys ludovicianus

Proper noun

Cynomys m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sciuridae – the prairie dogs, rodents native to the grasslands of central North America.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Placentalia - cohort; Rodentia - order; Sciuromorpha - suborder; Sciuridae - family; Xerinae - subfamily; Marmotini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cynomys subg. Cynomys, Cynomys subg. Leucocrossuromys - subgenera
  • Cynomys ludovicianus - type species; Cynomys mexicanus; Cynomys gunnisoni, Cynomys leucurus, Cynomys parvidens - species