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Definition of Dasyproctidae
1. Noun. Agoutis and pacas.
Exact synonyms: Family Dasyproctidae
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Hystricomorpha, Suborder Hystricomorpha
Member holonyms: Dasyprocta, Genus Dasyprocta, Cuniculus, Genus Cuniculus, Genus Stictomys, Stictomys
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Hystricomorpha, Suborder Hystricomorpha
Member holonyms: Dasyprocta, Genus Dasyprocta, Cuniculus, Genus Cuniculus, Genus Stictomys, Stictomys
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dasyproctidae
Literary usage of Dasyproctidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outlines of zoology by John Arthur Thomson (1895)
"... the porcupine (Hystrix, er=<-. ) Chinchillidae— eg, the squirrel-like Chinchilla.
dasyproctidae—eg, the Agoutis (Dasyprocta), ..."
2. Contributions to the Comparative Anatomy of the Mammalian Eye by George Lindsay Johnson (1901)
"... of a type intermediate between that of the Hystricidae and the dasyproctidae.
In the centre of the disc is a basket-like vascular protuberance similar ..."
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