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Definition of Family Bathyergidae
1. Noun. Mole rats; sand rats.
Exact synonyms: Bathyergidae
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Hystricomorpha, Suborder Hystricomorpha
Member holonyms: Bathyergus, Genus Bathyergus, Genus Heterocephalus, Heterocephalus
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Hystricomorpha, Suborder Hystricomorpha
Member holonyms: Bathyergus, Genus Bathyergus, Genus Heterocephalus, Heterocephalus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Bathyergidae
Literary usage of Family Bathyergidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science in South Africa: A Handbook and Review by William Flint, John Dow Fisher Gilchrist (1905)
"To the family Bathyergidae belong the Rodent-Moles ; there are seven or eight
species described, the best known being the large Sand Mole ..."