Hydrochoerus
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + χοῖρος (khoîros, “pig”).
Proper noun[edit]
Hydrochoerus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caviidae – the capybaras, native to parts of the tropical Americas.
Usage notes[edit]
Formerly placed in the family Hydrochoeridae, which has been reassessed and renamed as a subfamily of Caviidae. See 
Capybara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Synonyms[edit]
- (genus): Hydrochoeris
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Rodentia - order; Hystricomorpha - suborder; Hystricognathi - infraorder; Caviomorpha - infraorder; Caviidae - family, Hydrochoerinae - subfamily
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (capybara), Hydrochoerus isthmius (lesser capybara) - extant species
References[edit]
Hydrochoerus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Hydrochoerus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Hydrochoeris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
