erethizontidae

English Thesaurus

1. New World arboreal porcupines (noun.animal)

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

member holonym	:	new world porcupine,
definition	:	arboreal porcupine (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	erethizon, genus erethizon,
definition	:	a genus of Erethizontidae (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	hystricomorpha, suborder hystricomorpha,
definition	:	an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc. (noun.animal)