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Hystricognathi

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  • proper noun A taxonomic suborder within the order Rodentia — the hystricognaths.

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  • The two families of porcupines are quite different, and, although both belong to the Hystricognathi branch of the vast order Rodentia, they are not closely related.

    Erethizon dorsatum - The Panda's Thumb 2010

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