Pedetes

noun

Pe·​de·​tes

pə̇ˈdēt(ˌ)ēz

: a genus (the type and sole recent representative of the family Pedetidae) of rodents that consists of the jumping hare

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek pēdētēs leaper, from pēdan to leap

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