Hydrochoerus

Translingual

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + χοῖρος (khoîros, “pig”).

Proper noun

Hydrochoerus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Caviidae – the capybaras, native to parts of the tropical Americas.

Usage notes

Formerly placed in the family Hydrochoeridae, which has been reassessed and renamed as a subfamily of Caviidae. See Capybara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Synonyms

• (genus): Hydrochoeris

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; Rodentia – order; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Caviidae - family, Hydrochoerinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (capybara), Hydrochoerus isthmius (lesser capybara) - extant species

References

• Hydrochoerus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hydrochoerus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hydrochoeris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons