HyperDic: suborder_sciuromorpha

English > 1 sense of the expression suborder Sciuromorpha:
NOUNanimalsuborder Sciuromorpha, Sciuromorphalarge more or less primitive rodents
English > suborder Sciuromorpha: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc..
SynonymSciuromorpha
Member ofRodentia, order Rodentiasmall gnawing animals
MembersAplodontiidae, family Aplodontiidaemountain beavers
Castoridae, family Castoridaebeavers
Geomyidae, family GeomyidaeNorth American pocket gophers
Heteromyidae, family Heteromyidaesmall New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping
Sciuridae, family SciuridaeA mammal family of true squirrels including
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals
Spanishesciúridos
Catalanesciúrids, Sciuromorpha

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