Octomys
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
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Proper noun
[edit]Octomys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – single species Octomys mimax (viscacha rat).
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; Rodentia - order; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Octodontoidea - superfamily; Octodontidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Octomys mimax (species)
Further reading
[edit]- Viscacha rat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Octomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Octomys at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.