Meaning | An order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.. |
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Synonym | Hystricomorpha |
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Member of | Rodentia, order Rodentia | small gnawing animals |
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Members | Bathyergidae, family Bathyergidae | mole rats |
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Capromyidae, family Capromyidae | coypus |
Caviidae, family Caviidae | A family of Hystricomorpha |
Chinchillidae, family Chinchillidae | small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents |
Dasyproctidae, family Dasyproctidae | agoutis and pacas |
Erethizontidae, family Erethizontidae | New World arboreal porcupines |
Hystricidae, family Hystricidae | Old World porcupines |
Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
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Catalan | Hystricomorpha |
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