CAVIIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A family of Hystricomorpha

Synonyms:

Caviidae; family Caviidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Caviidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Caviidae"):

Cavia; genus Cavia (type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs)

Dolichotis; genus Dolichotis (maras)

Holonyms ("Caviidae" is a member of...):

Hystricomorpha; suborder Hystricomorpha (an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.)