Hydrochoerus

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + χοῖρος (khoîros, “pig”). === Proper noun === Hydrochoerus m A taxonomic genus within the family Caviidae – the capybaras, native to parts of the tropical Americas. ==== Usage notes ==== Formerly placed in the family Hydrochoeridae, which has been reassessed and renamed as a subfamily of Caviidae. See Capybara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Synonyms ==== (genus): Hydrochoeris ==== 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; Rodentia – order; Hystricomorpha – suborder; Hystricognathi – infraorder; Caviomorpha – infraorder; Caviidae – family, Hydrochoerinae - subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (greater capybara), Hydrochoerus isthmius (lesser capybara) - extant species === References === Hydrochoerus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Hydrochoerus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Hydrochoeris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons