Caenolestes

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new, strange”) +‎ -lestes (“thief”)

Proper noun

Caenolestes m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Caenolestidae – common shrew opossums, of tropical South America.

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