- sigmodontes
- sig·mo·don·tes
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sigmodontes
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Sigmodontes — Sigmodont Sig mo*dont, n. [Gr. ??? sigma (?) + ???, ???, a tooth.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of a tribe ({Sigmodontes}) of rodents which includes all the indigenous rats and mice of America. So called from the form of the ridges of enamel on the crowns… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sigmodontes — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdän.(ˌ)tēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from plural of Sigmodon in former classifications : a group of New World rodents approximately equal to the typical subfamily of Cricetidae … Useful english dictionary
Sigmodont — Sig mo*dont, n. [Gr. ??? sigma (?) + ???, ???, a tooth.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of a tribe ({Sigmodontes}) of rodents which includes all the indigenous rats and mice of America. So called from the form of the ridges of enamel on the crowns of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
