abrocomids
abrocomids is the plural of abrocomid.
Meaning of abrocomid
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
- Synonyms:
- chinchilla rat
Questions about abrocomids
- What is abrocomids the plural of?
- Abrocomids is the plural of abrocomid.
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