Aplodontia

noun

Ap·​lo·​don·​tia

ˌaplōˈdänch(ē)ə

: a genus (the type of the family Aplodontiidae) of rodents comprising the mountain beavers

aplodontiid

¦aplō¦dänchēə̇d

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hapl- + -odontia

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