Descriptor English: | Cuniculidae | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Cuniculidae
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Cuniculidae | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Cuniculidae | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Agouti paca Agoutidae Cuniculus Cuniculus paca Lowland Paca Lowland Pacas Paca, Lowland Pacas Pacas, Lowland |
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Tree number(s): |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.373 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D065469 | ||||||
Scope note: | A family of large (20 to 30 inches long) plant eating rodents found in Central and South America. They are nearly tailless and have chunky bodies, dark brown fur with spotted lines along their sides and back, with stout legs and hind limbs that are longer than the forelimbs, and a large, square head with short ears. |
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Annotation: | do not confuse entry term AGOUTIDAE with AGOUTIS see DASYPROCTIDAE |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CL classification EM embryology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology IN injuries ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PS parasitology PX psychology SU surgery UR urine VI virology |
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Previous Indexing: |
Rodentia (1970-2014) |
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Public MeSH Note: | 2015 |
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History Note: | 2015 |
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DeCS ID: | 55541 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D065469 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 2015/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 2014/06/26 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2017/07/12 |
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ORGANISMS
Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
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Cuniculidae
- Preferred
Cuniculus
- Narrower
Cuniculus paca
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Concept UI |
M0589761 |
Scope note | A family of large (20 to 30 inches long) plant eating rodents found in Central and South America. They are nearly tailless and have chunky bodies, dark brown fur with spotted lines along their sides and back, with stout legs and hind limbs that are longer than the forelimbs, and a large, square head with short ears. |
Preferred term | Cuniculidae |
Entry term(s) |
Agoutidae Pacas |
Concept UI |
M0589762 |
Scope note | The singular genus of Cuniculidae. |
Preferred term | Cuniculus |
Concept UI |
M0589763 |
Preferred term | Cuniculus paca |
Entry term(s) |
Agouti paca Lowland Paca Lowland Pacas Paca, Lowland Pacas, Lowland |
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