octodon

noun

oc·​to·​don

ˈäktəˌdän

1

capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Octodontidae) of small long-eared social rodents of western South America having combs of long stiff hairs at the base of the claws

2

plural -s : any rodent of the genus Octodon : degu

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Octodont-, Octodon, from octa- + -odont-, -odon -odon

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