Octomys

== Translingual == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Octomys m A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – viscacha rat. ==== 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; Octodontoidea – superfamily; Octodontidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Octomys mimax – sole extant species ==== Derived terms ==== Pipanacoctomys Salinoctomys Tympanoctomys === Further reading === Octomys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Octomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Octomys at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.