octodont

English

Adjective

octodont (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species.

Noun

octodont (plural octodonts)

1. (archaic, zoology) An octodontid, a member of the family Octodontidae.