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    HYSTRICOMORPHA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.play

    Synonyms:

    Hystricomorpha; suborder Hystricomorpha

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Hystricomorpha" is a kind of...):

    animal order (the order of animals)

    Meronyms (members of "Hystricomorpha"):

    family Hystricidae; Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)

    Erethizontidae; family Erethizontidae (New World arboreal porcupines)

    Caviidae; family Caviidae (a family of Hystricomorpha)

    Dasyproctidae; family Dasyproctidae (agoutis and pacas)

    Capromyidae; family Capromyidae (coypus)

    Chinchillidae; family Chinchillidae (small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents)

    Bathyergidae; family Bathyergidae (mole rats; sand rats)

    Holonyms ("Hystricomorpha" is a member of...):

    order Rodentia; Rodentia (small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis)

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