- hystricomorphic
- hys·tri·co·mor·phic
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hystricomorphic
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hystricomorphic — [his΄tri kō môr′fik] adj. 〚< ModL Hystricomorpha < L hystrix, porcupine (< Gr) + Gr morphē, form + IC〛 designating or of a suborder (Hystricomorpha) of rodents, including the porcupines and chinchillas * * * … Universalium
hystricomorphic — [his΄tri kō môr′fik] adj. [< ModL Hystricomorpha < L hystrix, porcupine (< Gr) + Gr morphē, form + IC] designating or of a suborder (Hystricomorpha) of rodents, including the porcupines and chinchillas … English World dictionary
hystricomorphic — /hɪstrəkəˈmɔfɪk/ (say histruhkuh mawfik) adjective belonging or relating to the Hystricomorpha, the suborder of rodents that includes the porcupines, chinchilla, agouti, coypu, guinea pig, etc. {hystrico (combining form of Latin hystrix porcupine …
hystricomorphic — adjective see hystricomorpha … Useful english dictionary
paca — /ˈpakə/ (say pahkuh), /ˈpækə/ (say pakuh) noun a large, white spotted, almost tailless, hystricomorphic rodent, Agouti paca, of South and Central America. {Portuguese or Spanish, both from Tupi} …
degu — ˈdā(ˌ)gü noun ( s) Etymology: American Spanish : any of several small hystricomorphic rodents (genus Octodon) of western So. America … Useful english dictionary
cten|o|dac|tyl — «tehn uh DAK tuhl», noun. a hystricomorphic rodent of northern Africa, with small ears, a stumpy tail, and hind limbs that have a fringe of bristles on the inner toes; comb rat; gundi. ╂[< New Latin Ctenodactylus the genus name < Greek… … Useful english dictionary
