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adelphomyine

adelphomyine noun: an extinct spiny rat, of the family Echimyidae, known only as fossils.

Noun

adelphomyine (plural adelphomyines)

  1. An extinct spiny rat, of the family Echimyidae, known only as fossils

Forms of adelphomyine

pluraladelphomyines

Questions about adelphomyine

What does adelphomyine mean?
Adelphomyine means an extinct spiny rat, of the family Echimyidae, known only as fossils.
What part of speech is adelphomyine?
Adelphomyine is a noun.
What is the plural of adelphomyine?
The plural of adelphomyine is adelphomyines.

Words near adelphomyine in the dictionary

  1. Adelphius
  2. adelpho-
  3. adelphogamous
  4. adelphogamy
  5. adelphoi
  6. adelphomyine
  7. adelphomyines
  8. adelphoparasite
  9. adelphoparasitism
  10. adelphophage
  11. adelphophages

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