FAMILY HYSTRICIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does family Hystricidae mean? 

• FAMILY HYSTRICIDAE (noun)
  The noun FAMILY HYSTRICIDAE has 1 sense:

1. Old World porcupines

  Familiarity information: FAMILY HYSTRICIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAMILY HYSTRICIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Old World porcupines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Hystricidae; Hystricidae

Hypernyms ("family Hystricidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "family Hystricidae"):

Old World porcupine (terrestrial porcupine)

Atherurus; genus Atherurus; genus Trichys; Trichys (a genus of Hystricidae)

Holonyms ("family Hystricidae" is a member of...):

Hystricomorpha; suborder Hystricomorpha (an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.)