phascolome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A marsupial of the former genus Phascolomys; a wombat.

Word forms

phascolome phascolomes

Etymology

Ancient Greek φάσκωλος (pháskōlos, “pouch”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse”). Compare Greek φασκωλόμυς (faskolómys, “wombat”).

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