Dinomys

Translingual

Dinomys branickii

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse”).

Proper noun

Dinomys m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dinomyidae – pacarana.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Dinomys branickii (sole extant species)

Further reading

• Pacarana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dinomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dinomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Dinomys at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Dinomys in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.