Translingual

Mesomys hispidus (subfamily Eumysopinae)

Proper noun

Echimyidae

1. A taxonomic family within the infraorder Caviomorpha – the spiny rats.

Hypernyms

• (family): Mammalia - class, Theria - subclass, Placentalia - infraclass, Rodentia - order, Hystricomorpha - suborder, Hystricognathi - infraorder, Caviomorpha - infraorder

Hyponyms

• (family): Dactylomyinae, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae (subfamilies)
  • Adelphomyinae, Heteropsomyinae (extinct subfamilies)