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hystricomorphy

hystricomorphy noun: a form of skull-shape that is characteristic of rodents of the suborder Hystricomorpha.

Noun

hystricomorphy

  1. A form of skull-shape that is characteristic of rodents of the suborder Hystricomorpha

Questions about hystricomorphy

What does hystricomorphy mean?
Hystricomorphy means a form of skull-shape that is characteristic of rodents of the suborder Hystricomorpha.
What part of speech is hystricomorphy?
Hystricomorphy is a noun.

Words near hystricomorphy in the dictionary

  1. hystricognaths
  2. hystricoid
  3. hystricomorph
  4. hystricomorphous
  5. hystricomorphs
  6. hystricomorphy
  7. hystrix
  8. hyte
  9. hythe
  10. Hythe and Dibden
  11. hyther

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