SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.

Synonyms:

Hystricomorpha; suborder Hystricomorpha

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("suborder Hystricomorpha" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "suborder Hystricomorpha"):

family Hystricidae; Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)

Erethizontidae; family Erethizontidae (New World arboreal porcupines)

Caviidae; family Caviidae (a family of Hystricomorpha)

Dasyproctidae; family Dasyproctidae (agoutis and pacas)

Capromyidae; family Capromyidae (coypus)

Chinchillidae; family Chinchillidae (small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents)

Bathyergidae; family Bathyergidae (mole rats; sand rats)

Holonyms ("suborder Hystricomorpha" is a member of...):

order Rodentia; Rodentia (small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis)