Library / English Dictionary

FAMILY BATHYERGIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mole rats; sand rats

Synonyms:

Bathyergidae; family Bathyergidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Bathyergidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "family Bathyergidae"):

Bathyergus; genus Bathyergus (mole rats)

genus Heterocephalus; Heterocephalus (sand rats)

Holonyms ("family Bathyergidae" is a member of...):

Hystricomorpha; suborder Hystricomorpha (an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.)

Credits