Lagidium

noun

La·​gid·​i·​um

ləˈjidēəm

: a genus of histricomorph rodents (family Chinchillidae) comprising the mountain vizcachas

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek lagidion, diminutive of lagōs hare

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