Dasypodidae

Translingual

Etymology

Dasypus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Dasypodidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Cingulata.
   1. (sensu stricto) The armadillos of genus Dasypus and their extinct closest relatives.
   2. (sensu lato) All the armadillos and their apparent close relatives.

Usage notes

• The broad (sensu lato) circumscription of Dasypodidae has been found paraphyletic. Genera other than Dasypus now constitute Chlamyphoridae.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (family (sensu stricto)): Dasypodinae, Dasypus - sole extant subfamily and genus

Coordinate terms

• (family (sensu stricto)): Chlamyphoridae, †Pampatheriidae - families

References

• Dasypodidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dasypodidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Dasypodidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons