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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy, shaggy, dense”) + Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus, rectum”) + -id, equivalent to translingual Dasyprocta + -id.
Noun
dasyproctid (plural dasyproctids)
- (zoology) Any member of the family Dasyproctidae of agoutis and acouchis
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