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Laonastes
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Translingual
Etymology
From mul grc λᾶας λαο- stone (punning on en Lao, from the place of its discovery) + grc νάστης inhabitant.
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Diatomyidae family consisting of the single species of rodent, the Laotian rock rat
Hyponyms
genus Laonastes aenigmamus species - the sole species