Count Branicki's mouse

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Count Branicki's mouse

Etymology

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Named for Hieronim Florian Radziwill Konstanty, Count Branicki, a Polish nobleman. The species is not a mouse, but is in the order Rodentia. The genus name Dinomys comes from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós) + μῦς (mûs, terrible mouse).

Noun

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Count Branicki's mouse (plural Count Branicki's mice)

  1. The pacarana, Dinomys branickii.

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References

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  • Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson (2009) The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN