octodontid

English
Octodon degus

Etymology

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.

Noun

octodontid (plural octodontids)

  1. (zoology) Any of the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the common degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species. They are also called degus.

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