octodontid
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noun
- Any of the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the common degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species
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Etymology
From 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.
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