Caenolestidae

plural noun

Cae·​no·​les·​ti·​dae

: a family of diprotodont marsupials that includes all recent diprotodonts occurring outside the Australian region and many extinct related forms see caenolestes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Caenolestes, type genus + -idae

First Known Use

circa 1904, in the meaning defined above

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