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Which one of the following is not correctly matched in the term of Animal and Family?

A. Bovidae ⇔ Sheep, goat cattle, buffalo

B. Suidae ⇔ Swine

C. Equidae ⇔ Horse

D. Cammelidae ⇔ Ass

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

A. Bovidae ⇔ Sheep, goat cattle, buffalo
The Bovidae comprise the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and caprines. A member of this family is called a bovid.

B. Suidae ⇔ Swine
Suidae is a family of artiodactyl mammals which are commonly called pigs, hogs or swine. All suids, or swine, are native to the Old World, ranging from Asia to Europe and Africa.

C. Equidae ⇔ Horse
Equidae (sometimes known as the horse family) is the taxonomic family of horses and related animals, including the extant horses, asses, zebras, and many other species known only from fossils.

D. Cammelidae ⇔ Ass is not correctly matched.
Camelids are members of the biological family Camelidae, the only currently living family in the suborder Tylopoda. Camelids are even-toed ungulates classified in the order Cetartiodactyla, along with species like whales, pigs, deer, cattle and antelopes.

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