genus dasyprocta

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mammal genus,
definition	:	a genus of mammals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	agouti, dasyprocta aguti,
definition	:	agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	dasyproctidae, family dasyproctidae,
definition	:	agoutis and pacas (noun.animal)