order Hyracoidea

order Hyracoidea
noun
hyraxes and some extinct animals
Syn: ↑Hyracoidea
Hypernyms: ↑animal order
Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria, ↑subclass Eutheria
Member Meronyms: ↑Procaviidae, ↑family Procaviidae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hyracoidea — noun hyraxes and some extinct animals • Syn: ↑order Hyracoidea • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria, ↑subclass Eutheria • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hyracoidea — Hyr a*coi de*a, n. pl. [NL. See {Hyrax}, and {oid}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of small hoofed mammals, comprising the single living genus {Hyrax}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of placental mammals in Orders Tubulidentata, Hyracoidea, Proboscidea, and Sirenia — The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the… …   Wikipedia

  • List of mammals of Egypt — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Egypt. There are 100 mammal species in Egypt, of which 3 are critically endangered, 3 are endangered, 8 are vulnerable, and 1 is near threatened. 3 of the species listed for Egypt are considered to …   Wikipedia

  • List of mammals of Zambia — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Zambia. There are 237 mammal species in Zambia, of which 1 is critically endangered, 3 are endangered, 8 are vulnerable, and 14 are near threatened.[1] The following tags are used to highlight each …   Wikipedia

  • List of mammals of Zimbabwe — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Zimbabwe. There are 199 mammal species in Zimbabwe, of which 1 is critically endangered, 1 is endangered, 8 are vulnerable, and 10 are near threatened.[1] The following tags are used to highlight… …   Wikipedia

  • List of mammals of Lebanon — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Lebanon. There are 57 mammal species in Lebanon, of which 1 is critically endangered, 1 is endangered, 7 are vulnerable, and 1 is near threatened.[1] The following tags are used to highlight each… …   Wikipedia

  • Hyrax — Taxobox name = Hyraxes fossil range = Early Eocene Recent image width = 200px image caption = Heterohyrax brucei regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia infraclassis = Eutheria superordo = Afrotheria ordo = Hyracoidea ordo… …   Wikipedia

  • hyrax — /huy raks/, n., pl. hyraxes, hyraces / reuh seez /. any of several species of small mammals of the order Hyracoidea, of Africa and the Mediterranean region, having short legs, ears, and tail, and hooflike nails on the toes. Also called dassie,… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”