Choeropsis

See also: Chœropsis

Translingual

Alternative forms

• Chœropsis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χοῖρος (khoîros, “a pig”) and +‎ -opsis.

Proper noun

Choeropsis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hippopotamidae – pygmy hippopotamuses.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Artiodactyla – order; Whippomorpha – suborder; Hippopotamidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Choeropsis liberiensis, †Choeropsis madagascariensis - species

Coordinate terms

• (genus): Hippopotamus - genus of common hippopotamus, which genus formerly included the species of Choeropsis.

References

• pygmy hippopotamus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Choeropsis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hexaprotodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hexaprotodon at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Hexaprotodon in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• Hexaprotodon at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.