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ERETHIZONTIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Erethizontidae mean?
• ERETHIZONTIDAE (noun)
The noun ERETHIZONTIDAE has 1 sense:
1. New World arboreal porcupines
Familiarity information: ERETHIZONTIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
New World arboreal porcupines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Erethizontidae; family Erethizontidae
Hypernyms ("Erethizontidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Erethizontidae"):
New World porcupine (arboreal porcupine)
Erethizon; genus Erethizon (a genus of Erethizontidae)
Holonyms ("Erethizontidae" is a member of...):
Hystricomorpha; suborder Hystricomorpha (an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.)
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