English Explanatory Dictionary

degu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any species of the genus Octodon, a small, caviomorph rodent native to Chile.

Word forms

degu degus

Etymology

From the Mapudungun dewü, via South American Spanish degú.

Synonyms

brush-tailed rat trumpet-tailed rat

Related words

octodont

Derived words

Bridges' degu common degu' Mocha Island degu moon-toothed degu mountain degu Pacific degu
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