Viverridae

Translingual

Etymology

Viverra +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Viverridae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – the civets, genets, and their closest relatives.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia - suborder

Hyponyms

(family): Viverrinae, Hemigalinae, Paradoxurinae, Prionodontinae - subfamilies

References

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

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