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DASYPROCTIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dasyproctidae mean?
• DASYPROCTIDAE (noun)
The noun DASYPROCTIDAE has 1 sense:
1. agoutis and pacas
Familiarity information: DASYPROCTIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Agoutis and pacas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Dasyproctidae; family Dasyproctidae
Hypernyms ("Dasyproctidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Dasyproctidae"):
Dasyprocta; genus Dasyprocta (type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis)
Cuniculus; genus Cuniculus (pacas)
genus Stictomys; Stictomys (mountain pacas)
Holonyms ("Dasyproctidae" is a member of...):
Hystricomorpha; suborder Hystricomorpha (an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.)
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