Hylochoerus
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Hylochoerus is a New Latin coinage meaning forest pig. From Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “forest”) + χοῖρος (khoîros, “pig”).
Proper noun[edit]
Hylochoerus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Suidae – the giant forest hog.
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; Artiodactyla - order; Suidae - family