Abrocoma
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin abercroma, from Ancient Greek ἁβροκόμης (habrokómēs, “with delicate hair”), from ἁβρός (habrós) + κόμη (kómē, “hair”).
Proper noun edit
Abrocoma f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Abrocomidae – most of the chinchilla rats, rodents native to South America.
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Abrocoma bennettii, Abrocoma boliviensis, Abrocoma budini, Abrocoma cinerea, Abrocoma famatina, Abrocoma schistacea, Abrocoma uspallata, Abrocoma vaccarum (species)
References edit
- Chinchilla rat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Abrocoma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Abrocoma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons