suborder sciuromorpha
Noun
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Large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels;
Marmots;
Gophers;
Beavers;
Etc. (synset 102357602)is a type of: animal order - the order of animalsmember holonym:- family heteromyidae, heteromyidae - small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats
- family geomyidae, geomyidae - North American pocket gophers
- family sciuridae, sciuridae - a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
- castoridae, family castoridae - beavers
- aplodontiidae, family aplodontiidae - mountain beavers
belongs to: order rodentia, rodentia - small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutissame as: sciuromorpha
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