Thylacomys

noun

Thy·​lac·​o·​mys

thīˈlakəmə̇s

: a genus of Australian marsupial mammals (family Peramelidae) comprising the rabbit bandicoots

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek thylakos sack + New Latin -mys

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