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Octodon
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Translingual
right|thumb|Octodon degus species (common degu)
Etymology
From mul octo- -odon, according to the wear pattern of the teeth of these rodents, which resembles a figure 8.
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Octodontidae the degus
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Octodon bridgesi species (Bridges' degu), Octodon degus species (common degu), Octodon lunatus species (moon-toothed degu), Octodon pacificus species (Mocha Island degu or Pacific degu) species
Derived terms
en octodontid
Further reading
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