Hylochoerus
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]Hylochoerus is a New Latin coinage meaning forest pig. From Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “forest”) + χοῖρος (khoîros, “pig”).
Proper noun
[edit]Hylochoerus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Suidae – the giant forest hog.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (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; Suidae - family