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rhizomyid

noun

Any rodent in the family Rhizomyidae, now considered to be the spalacid subfamily Rhizomyinae, comprising the bamboo rats and mole rats (as opposed to the naked mole rats in the subfamily Spalacinae).

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Meanings

nounrhizomyid (plural rhizomyids)

plural rhizomyids

biologyAny rodent in the family Rhizomyidae, now considered to be the spalacid subfamily Rhizomyinae, comprising the bamboo rats and mole rats (as opposed to the naked mole rats in the subfamily Spalacinae).

Translations

Finnish myllikäs

myllikäsrodent in the family Rhizomyidae

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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