FAMILY CHINCHILLIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents

Synonyms:

Chinchillidae; family Chinchillidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Chinchillidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "family Chinchillidae"):

genus Chinchilla (type genus of the Chinchillidae)

genus Lagidium; Lagidium (a genus of Chinchillidae)

genus Lagostomus; Lagostomus (viscachas)

Abrocoma; genus Abrocoma (abrocomes)

Holonyms ("family Chinchillidae" is a member of...):

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