ERETHIZONTIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

New World arboreal porcupines

Synonyms:

Erethizontidae; family Erethizontidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Erethizontidae"):

New World porcupine (arboreal porcupine)

Erethizon; genus Erethizon (a genus of Erethizontidae)

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

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