Count Branicki's mouse

noun

The pacarana, Dinomys branickii.

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Meanings

nounCount Branicki's mouse (plural Count Branicki's mice)

plural Count Branicki's mice

  1. The pacarana, Dinomys branickii.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pacarana

Origin

Named for Hieronim Florian Radziwill Konstanty, Count Branicki, a Polish nobleman. The species is not a mouse, but is in the order Rodentia. The genus name Dinomys comes from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse”).

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