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caviomorph

caviomorph noun: any rodent of the infraorder (sometimes parvorder) Caviomorpha, that unites all South American hystricognaths.

caviomorph: any rodent of the infraorder (sometimes parvorder) Caviomorpha, that unites all South American...
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Noun

caviomorph (plural caviomorphs)

  1. Any rodent of the infraorder (sometimes parvorder) Caviomorpha, that unites all South American hystricognaths.
    • Cavies are caviomorphs. Caviomorphs are tailless South American rodents that are characterized by having one pair of mammae (teats), four digits on the forefoot, and three digits on the hind foot, as well as special anatomical features of the head and jaws.2003, Sharon Lynn Vanderlip, The Guinea Pig Handbook, page 11
    • Platypittamys was a caviomorph that lived in southern South America around 30 million years ago.[…]Today caviomorphs are found in South America, but genetic studies show that they are descended from African rodents.2008, Rebecca Stefoff, The Rodent Order, page 21

Forms of caviomorph

pluralcaviomorphs

Questions about caviomorph

What does caviomorph mean?
Caviomorph means any rodent of the infraorder (sometimes parvorder) Caviomorpha, that unites all South American hystricognaths.
What part of speech is caviomorph?
Caviomorph is a noun.
What is the plural of caviomorph?
The plural of caviomorph is caviomorphs.

Words near caviomorph in the dictionary

  1. cavins
  2. Cavinte
  3. Cavinti
  4. cavioid
  5. cavioids
  6. caviomorph
  7. caviomorphs
  8. Cavish
  9. Cavit
  10. cavital
  11. cavitand

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