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Erethizon
Erethizon
Translingual
Proper noun
Erethizon n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Erethizontidae – the common porcupine or North American porcupine.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Placentalia - cohort; Rodentia - order; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Erethizontidae - family; Erethizontinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Erethizon dorsatum - sole extant species