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Capromys
Capromys
Translingual
Proper noun
Capromys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Capromyidae – the single species Capromys pilorides (Desmarest's hutia).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Placentalia - cohort; Rodentia - order; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Octodontoidea - superfamily; Capromyidae - family; Capromyinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Capromys pilorides (species)