Definition of Hystricomorpha

1. Noun. An order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc..


Lexicographical Neighbors of Hystricomorpha

Hypoxis hirsuta
Hypsiglena
Hypsiglena torquata
Hypsiprymnodon
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
Hyracotherium
Hyrcanian
Hyrtl's anastomosis
Hyrtl's epitympanic recess
Hyrtl's foramen
Hyrtl's loop
Hyrtl's sphincter
Hyssopus
Hyssopus officinalis
Hystricidae
Hystricomorpha
Hythe
Hytrin
Hz
HzRG
HzRGs
Hárbarðsljóð
Hávamál
Häagen-Dazs
Hämeenlinna
Hérault
Hönne
Høgnorsk
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Literary usage of Hystricomorpha

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1894)
"The trapezius is often divided into an anterior and posterior part in the hystricomorpha. Never in the Sciuromorpha. 9. The sterno-scapular muscle is ..."

2. Contributions to the Comparative Anatomy of the Mammalian Eye by George Lindsay Johnson (1901)
"The fundus of the hystricomorpha shows no retinal vessels, but in most cases a number of fine capillaries emanating from the arteria centralis retinae can ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"Surv. Terrs., IV, MS. Truckee. SUMMARY. Sciuromorpha 8 17 Genera. Species. Myomorpha 5 13 hystricomorpha II Lagomorpha 3 6 «7 37 —ED Cope. ..."

4. A History of Land Mammals in the Western Hemisphere by William Berryman Scott (1913)
"If, as Dr. Schlosser and other European palaeontologists maintain, the hystricomorpha were all derived from a family of the European Eocene, ..."

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