Hystrix

See also: hystrix

Translingual

Hystrix cristata

Etymology

From Latin hystrix (“porcupine”).

Proper noun

Hystrix f

A taxonomic genus within the family Hystricidae – certain Old World porcupines.

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; Phiomorpha - infraorder; Hystricidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Hystrix africaeaustralis, Hystrix brachyura, Hystrix crassispinis, Hystrix cristata, Hystrix hodgsoni, Hystrix indica, Hystrix javanica, Hystrix pumila, Hystrix sumatrae (species)

Further reading

Hystrix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hystrix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hystrix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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