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Hydrochoerus
Hydrochoerus
Translingual
Proper noun
Hydrochoerus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caviidae – the capybaras, native to parts of the tropical Americas.
Usage notes
Formerly placed in the family Hydrochoeridae, which has been reassessed and renamed as a subfamily of Caviidae. See Capybara#Classification and phylogeny on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Synonyms
- (genus): Hydrochoeris
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Placentalia - infraclass; Rodentia - order; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Caviidae - family, Hydrochoerinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (capybara), Hydrochoerus isthmius (lesser capybara) - extant species