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Proper noun

Hippopotamidae

1. A taxonomic family within the suborder Suina – the hippopotamus and pygmy hippopotamus and similar extinct animals.

   The hippopotamus belongs to Hippopotamidae.

Hypernyms

• (family): Mammalia - class, Theria - subclass, Eutheria - infraclass, Epitheria - magnorder, Laurasiatheria - superorder, Cetartiodactyla - clade, Artiodactyla - order

Hyponyms

• (family): †Trilobophorous; Hippopotaminae - subfamilies, †Archaeopotamus, Choeropsis, †Hexaprotodon, Hippopotamus, †Saotherium - genera within Hippopotaminae; †Kenyapotaminae - subfamily, Kenyapotamus, Palaeopotamus - genera within Kenypotaminae

Coordinate terms

• (family): Suidae, Tayassuidae, †Choeropotamidae, †Entelodontidae, †Sanitheriidae - families within Suina

Usage notes

• Cladistics is challenging the validity of the traditional placement of the family, as genetic research suggests a closer relationship to cetaceans than swine.

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See also

• Suina
• Hippopotamus
• Hexaprotodon