mammal family
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1. a family of mammals (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | family, |
| definition | : | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | family tachyglossidae, tachyglossidae, |
| definition | : | echidnas (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family ornithorhynchidae, ornithorhynchidae, |
| definition | : | platypus (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | didelphidae, family didelphidae, |
| definition | : | opossums (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | caenolestidae, family caenolestidae, |
| definition | : | small marsupials of southern South America (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family peramelidae, peramelidae, |
| definition | : | bandicoots (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family macropodidae, macropodidae, |
| definition | : | kangaroos; wallabies (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | potoroinae, subfamily potoroinae, |
| definition | : | rat kangaroos (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family phalangeridae, phalangeridae, |
| definition | : | phalangers; koalas (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family vombatidae, vombatidae, |
| definition | : | wombats (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | dasyuridae, family dasyuridae, family dasyurinae, |
| definition | : | dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family notoryctidae, notoryctidae, |
| definition | : | pouched moles (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family talpidae, talpidae, |
| definition | : | moles (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | chrysochloridae, family chrysochloridae, |
| definition | : | golden moles (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family soricidae, soricidae, |
| definition | : | shrews (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | erinaceidae, family erinaceidae, |
| definition | : | true hedgehogs (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family tenrecidae, tenrecidae, |
| definition | : | tenrecs and extinct related forms (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family potamogalidae, potamogalidae, |
| definition | : | otter shrews (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | balaenidae, family balaenidae, |
| definition | : | right whales (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | balaenopteridae, family balaenopteridae, |
| definition | : | rorquals; blue whales (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | eschrichtiidae, family eschrichtiidae, |
| definition | : | comprising only the grey whales (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family physeteridae, physeteridae, |
| definition | : | sperm whales (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family hyperodontidae, family ziphiidae, hyperodontidae, ziphiidae, |
| definition | : | beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | delphinidae, family delphinidae, |
| definition | : | dolphins (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family platanistidae, platanistidae, |
| definition | : | river dolphins (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family monodontidae, monodontidae, |
| definition | : | narwhals (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family trichechidae, trichechidae, |
| definition | : | comprising only the manatees (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | dugongidae, family dugongidae, |
| definition | : | a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family otariidae, otariidae, |
| definition | : | eared seals: sea lions and fur seals (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family phocidae, phocidae, |
| definition | : | earless seals (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family odobenidae, odobenidae, |
| definition | : | walruses and extinct forms (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family orycteropodidae, orycteropodidae, |
| definition | : | aardvarks (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | canidae, family canidae, |
| definition | : | dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family hyaenidae, hyaenidae, |
| definition | : | hyenas (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family felidae, felidae, |
| definition | : | cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family ursidae, ursidae, |
| definition | : | bears and extinct related forms (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family viverridae, family viverrinae, viverridae, viverrinae, |
| definition | : | genets; civets; mongooses (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family phyllostomatidae, family phyllostomidae, phyllostomatidae, phyllostomidae, |
| definition | : | New World leaf-nosed bats (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family rhinolophidae, rhinolophidae, |
| definition | : | Old World leaf-nosed bats (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family hipposideridae, hipposideridae, |
| definition | : | Old World leafnose bats (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family megadermatidae, megadermatidae, |
| definition | : | Old World false vampire bats (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family vespertilionidae, vespertilionidae, |
| definition | : | the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family molossidae, molossidae, |
| definition | : | mastiff bats; freetail bats (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | desmodontidae, family desmodontidae, |
| definition | : | true vampire bats (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family leporidae, leporidae, |
| definition | : | hares and rabbits (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family ochotonidae, ochotonidae, |
| definition | : | pikas and extinct forms (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | muroidea, superfamily muroidea, |
| definition | : | a superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excluded (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family muridae, muridae, |
| definition | : | originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | hydromyinae, subfamily hydromyinae, |
| definition | : | water rats of Australia and New Guinea (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cricetidae, family cricetidae, |
| definition | : | mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | gerbillinae, subfamily gerbillinae, |
| definition | : | gerbils (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family hystricidae, hystricidae, |
| definition | : | Old World porcupines (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | erethizontidae, family erethizontidae, |
| definition | : | New World arboreal porcupines (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family heteromyidae, heteromyidae, |
| definition | : | small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family zapodidae, zapodidae, |
| definition | : | jumping mice (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | dipodidae, family dipodidae, |
| definition | : | Old World jerboas (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family gliridae, gliridae, |
| definition | : | dormice and other Old World forms (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family geomyidae, geomyidae, |
| definition | : | North American pocket gophers (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family sciuridae, sciuridae, |
| definition | : | a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | petauristidae, subfamily petauristidae, |
| definition | : | Old World flying squirrels (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | castoridae, family castoridae, |
| definition | : | beavers (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | aplodontiidae, family aplodontiidae, |
| definition | : | mountain beavers (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | caviidae, family caviidae, |
| definition | : | a family of Hystricomorpha (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family hydrochoeridae, hydrochoeridae, |
| definition | : | capybara (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | dasyproctidae, family dasyproctidae, |
| definition | : | agoutis and pacas (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | capromyidae, family capromyidae, |
| definition | : | coypus (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | chinchillidae, family chinchillidae, |
| definition | : | small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family spalacidae, spalacidae, |
| definition | : | mole rats (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bathyergidae, family bathyergidae, |
| definition | : | mole rats; sand rats (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family uintatheriidae, uintatheriidae, |
| definition | : | an extinct family of Dinocerata (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family procaviidae, procaviidae, |
| definition | : | includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | equidae, family equidae, |
| definition | : | horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family rhinocerotidae, rhinoceros family, rhinocerotidae, |
| definition | : | rhinoceroses (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family tapiridae, tapiridae, |
| definition | : | tapirs and extinct related forms (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family suidae, suidae, |
| definition | : | pigs; hogs; boars (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family tayassuidae, tayassuidae, |
| definition | : | peccaries (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family hippopotamidae, hippopotamidae, |
| definition | : | hippopotami (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bovidae, family bovidae, |
| definition | : | true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bovinae, subfamily bovinae, |
| definition | : | term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | antilocapridae, family antilocapridae, |
| definition | : | comprising only the pronghorns (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cervidae, family cervidae, |
| definition | : | deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family tragulidae, tragulidae, |
| definition | : | chevrotains (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | camelidae, family camelidae, |
| definition | : | camels and llamas and vicunas (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family giraffidae, giraffidae, |
| definition | : | giraffes (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family mustelidae, mustelidae, |
| definition | : | weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | lutrinae, subfamily lutrinae, |
| definition | : | subdivision not used in some classifications: otters (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | mephitinae, subfamily mephitinae, |
| definition | : | subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | melinae, subfamily melinae, |
| definition | : | subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | dasypodidae, family dasypodidae, |
| definition | : | armadillos (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bradypodidae, family bradypodidae, |
| definition | : | a family of edentates comprising the true sloths (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family megalonychidae, megalonychidae, |
| definition | : | mammal family consisting of the two-toed sloths (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family megatheriidae, megatheriidae, |
| definition | : | extinct ground sloths (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family mylodontidae, mylodontidae, |
| definition | : | extinct South American edentates (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family myrmecophagidae, myrmecophagidae, |
| definition | : | New World anteaters (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family manidae, manidae, |
| definition | : | coextensive with the order Pholidota (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family hominidae, hominidae, |
| definition | : | modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family pongidae, pongidae, |
| definition | : | usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family hylobatidae, hylobatidae, |
| definition | : | used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cercopithecidae, family cercopithecidae, |
| definition | : | Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | platyrrhini, superfamily platyrrhini, |
| definition | : | New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | callithricidae, family callithricidae, |
| definition | : | marmosets (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cebidae, family cebidae, |
| definition | : | all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family tupaiidae, tupaiidae, |
| definition | : | tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family lemuridae, lemuridae, |
| definition | : | typical lemurs; of Madagascar (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | daubentoniidae, family daubentoniidae, |
| definition | : | comprising solely the aye-aye (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family lorisidae, lorisidae, |
| definition | : | slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family indriidae, indriidae, |
| definition | : | a family of Lemuroidea (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family tarsiidae, tarsiidae, |
| definition | : | coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cynocephalidae, family cynocephalidae, |
| definition | : | a family of Dermoptera (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | elephantidae, family elephantidae, |
| definition | : | elephants (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family mammutidae, family mastodontidae, mammutidae, |
| definition | : | extinct family: mastodons (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family gomphotheriidae, gomphotheriidae, |
| definition | : | elephants extinct since the Pleistocene (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | family procyonidae, procyonidae, |
| definition | : | raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bassariscidae, subfamily bassariscidae, |
| definition | : | in some classifications considered a separate family (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | ailuropodidae, family ailuropodidae, |
| definition | : | in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | craniata, subphylum craniata, subphylum vertebrata, vertebrata, |
| definition | : | fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals (noun.animal) |
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