English Explanatory Dictionary

abrocome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of the ratlike rodents that form the genus Abrocoma; rat chinchilla.

Pronunciation

/ˈæb.ɹəˌkoʊm/

Word forms

abrocome abrocomes

Etymology

From New Latin abrocoma, from Ancient Greek ἁβροκόμης (habrokómēs, “with delicate hair”), from ἁβρός (habrós, “splendid, delicate”) + κόμη (kómē, “hair”).

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