dasyproctid

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy, shaggy, dense”) + Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus, rectum”) + -id, equivalent to translingual Dasyprocta +‎ -id.

Noun

dasyproctid (plural dasyproctids)

  1. (zoology) Any member of the family Dasyproctidae of agoutis and acouchis

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