Sciurognathi

Translingual

Castor fiber

Sciurus carolinensis

Etymology

From Latin sciurus (“squirrel”) + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”), the grouping being characterised by the orientation of the lower jaw relative to the incisors.

Proper noun

Sciurognathi

A taxonomic suborder within the order Rodentia – the squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, and many mice.

Hypernyms

(suborder): 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

Hyponyms

(suborder): Anomaluromorpha, Castorimorpha, Ctenodactylomorpha, Geomorpha, Glirimorpha, Myodonta, Sciurida (infraorders)

References

Sciurognathi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sciurognathi on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rodentia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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