Etymology

hystricomorph

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Today it means: Any rodent in the Hystricomorpha, a suborder of the order Rodentia Full definition →

Latin hystrīx
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  1. Latin · derived fromhystrīx“porcupine”
  2. English todayhystricomorph

From Latin hystrīx (“porcupine”) -o- + -morph.

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