Suidae

Translingual

Etymology

Sus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Suidae

A taxonomic family within the order Artiodactyla – pigs and related creatures.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Artiodactyla - order; Suina - suborder

Hyponyms

(family): Sus (pig), Babyrousa (babirusa), Hylochoerus (giant forest hog), Phacochoerus (warthog), Potamochoerus (bush pig) - genera

References

Suidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Suidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Suidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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