octodontid

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English

Octodon degus

Etymology

From Octodon +‎ -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

octodontid (plural octodontids)

  1. (zoology) Any of the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the common degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species
    Synonym: degu

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