Amynodontidae

Translingual

Etymology

From ancient Greek ἀμύνω, to defend, ward off.

Noun

†Amynodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Perissodactyla – an extinct family of rhino-like mammals with defensive protruding teeth.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder; Perissodactyla - order; Rhinocerotoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Amynodontinae - subfamily; Cadurcodontini, Metamynodontini - tribes

References

Amynodontidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Perissodactyla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Amynodontidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Amynodontidae at Paleobiology Database

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