octodont

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveoctodont (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species.
nounoctodont (plural octodonts)

plural octodonts

  1. archaicbiologyAn octodontid, a member of the family Octodontidae.
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APA

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