Hippopotamidae
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Hippopotamidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Artiodactyla – the hippopotamus, pygmy hippopotamus and similar extinct animals.
- The hippopotamus belongs to Hippopotamidae.
Usage notes
[edit]- Cladistics is challenging the validity of the traditional placement of the family, as genetic research suggests a closer relationship to cetaceans than swine.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (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
Hyponyms
[edit]- (family): †Trilobophorous; Hippopotaminae - subfamilies, †Archaeopotamus, Choeropsis, †Hexaprotodon, Hippopotamus, †Saotherium - genera within Hippopotaminae; †Kenyapotaminae - subfamily, Kenyapotamus, Palaeopotamus - genera within Kenypotaminae
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (family): Suidae, Tayassuidae, †Choeropotamidae, †Entelodontidae, †Sanitheriidae - families within Suina
Translations
[edit]taxonomic family
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