Etymology

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Today it means: Either of the ratlike rodents that form the genus Abrocoma; rat chinchilla. Full definition →

New Latin abrocoma ← Ancient Greek ἁβροκόμης
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἁβροκόμης“with delicate hair”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromabrocoma
  3. English todayabrocome

From New Latin abrocoma, from Ancient Greek ἁβροκόμης (habrokómēs, “with delicate hair”), from ἁβρός (habrós, “splendid, delicate”) + κόμη (kómē, “hair”).

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