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Dasyproctidae
Dasyproctidae
Translingual
Proper noun
Dasyproctidae
- A taxonomic family within the infraorder Caviomorpha – the common agoutis and the acouchis.
Hypernyms
- (family): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Placentalia - cohort; Rodentia - order; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Cavioidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Dasyprocta, Myoprocta (genera)
- †Alloiomys, †Andemys, †Australoprocta, †Branisamys, †Incamys, †Neoreomys, †Megastus, †Palmiramys, (extinct genera)