sciuromorpha

WORDNET DICTIONARY

sciuromorpha(n = noun.animal) suborder sciuromorpha - large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.;

is a kind of animal order

is a member of order rodentia, rodentia

sciuromorpha, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. sciurus squirrel + Gr. morfh` form.].

A tribe of rodents containing the squirrels and allied animals, such as the gophers, woodchucks, beavers, and others. [1913 Webster]