octodontid
English
editEtymology
editOctodon + -id < Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”), according to the wear pattern of the teeth of these rodents, which resembles a figure 8.
Noun
editoctodontid (plural octodontids)
- (zoology) Any of the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the common degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species
- Synonym: degu
Related terms
editTranslations
editany of the Octodontidae
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Further reading
edit- octodontid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Octodontidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Octodontidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons