abrocomid
abrocomid noun: any of the caviomorph rodents of the family Abrocomidae of chinchilla rats.
Noun
abrocomid (plural abrocomids)
- Any of the caviomorph rodents of the family Abrocomidae of chinchilla rats.
- The Andean families (chinchillids, octodontids, abrocomids, and many ctenomyids) are not subject to the same climatological forces affecting species in the lowland tropics.1982, Michael A. Mares, Hugh H. Genoways, Mammalian Biology in South America: A Symposium Held at the Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology, May 10-14, 1981, page 427
- Caviids are grassland-scrubland species, while abrocomids are small herbivores of xeric Andean habitats.1985, Francis Greenough Stehli, Sawney David Webb, The Great American Biotic Interchange, page 492
- Synonyms:
- chinchilla rat
Synonyms of abrocomid
Forms of abrocomid
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Questions about abrocomid
- What does abrocomid mean?
- Abrocomid means any of the caviomorph rodents of the family Abrocomidae of chinchilla rats.
- What part of speech is abrocomid?
- Abrocomid is a noun.
- What is the plural of abrocomid?
- The plural of abrocomid is abrocomids.
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