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Count Branicki's mouse

Count Branicki's mouse noun: the pacarana, Dinomys branickii.

count branicki's mouse: the pacarana, Dinomys branickii
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Noun

Count Branicki's mouse (plural Count Branicki's mice)

  1. The pacarana, Dinomys branickii.

Forms of Count Branicki's mouse

pluralCount Branicki's mice

Origin of Count Branicki's mouse

Named for Hieronim Florian Radziwill Konstanty, Count Branicki, a Polish nobleman. The species is not a mouse, but is in the order Rodentia. The genus name Dinomys comes from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse”).

Questions about Count Branicki's mouse

What does Count Branicki's mouse mean?
Count Branicki's mouse means the pacarana, Dinomys branickii.
What part of speech is Count Branicki's mouse?
Count Branicki's mouse is a noun.
What is the plural of Count Branicki's mouse?
The plural of Count Branicki's mouse is Count Branicki's mice.

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