octodontid

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noun

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

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degu
OriginAncient Greek ὀκτώ →
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Meanings

nounoctodontid (plural octodontids)

plural octodontids

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

    Synonyms: degu

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the common degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species

Similar
degu

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀκτώ“eight”
  2. Englishoctodontid

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.

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Translations

Finnish torvimyyrä, degu
  • torvimyyräany of the Octodontidae
  • deguany of the Octodontidae
German Trugratte
  • Trugratteany of the Octodontidae
Italian octodontide, ottodontide
  • octodontideany of the Octodontidae
  • ottodontideany of the Octodontidae
Norwegian Bokmål buskrotte, trompetrotte
  • buskrotteany of the Octodontidae
  • trompetrotteany of the Octodontidae
Swedish buskråtta
  • buskråttaany of the Octodontidae
Cite this entry
APA

octodontid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octodontid

MLA

“octodontid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octodontid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octodontid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octodontid.

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