Choeropsis

== Translingual == === Alternative forms === Chœropsis === Etymology === From Ancient Greek χοῖρος (khoîros, “a pig”) and +‎ -opsis. === Proper noun === Choeropsis f A taxonomic genus within the family Hippopotamidae – pygmy hippopotamuses. ==== Hypernyms ==== (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; Whippomorpha – suborder; Hippopotamidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Choeropsis liberiensis, †Choeropsis madagascariensis - species ==== Coordinate terms ==== (genus): Hippopotamus - genus of common hippopotamus, which genus formerly included the species of Choeropsis. === References === pygmy hippopotamus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Choeropsis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Hexaprotodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Hexaprotodon at National Center for Biotechnology Information Hexaprotodon in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell. Hexaprotodon at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.