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tuco-tucos

tuco-tucos is the plural of tuco-tuco.

Meaning of tuco-tuco

Noun

tuco-tuco (plural tuco-tucos)

  1. Any of the caviomorph South American rodents of the genus Ctenomys, which have a large head, small ears, and hairy tail.
    • Tuco-tucos groom themselves to remove loose sand from their fur by combing with the stiff bristles that grow near the bases of the hind claws.2002, Maurice Burton, Robert Burton, editors, International Wildlife Encyclopedia, 3rd edition, volume 20: Tree squirrel - water spider, New York: Marshall Cavendish, page 2772

Phrases with tuco-tucos

Questions about tuco-tucos

What is tuco-tucos the plural of?
Tuco-tucos is the plural of tuco-tuco.

Words near tuco-tucos in the dictionary

  1. Tuckwell
  2. Tuckwells
  3. tuclazepam
  4. tuco
  5. tuco-tuco
  6. tuco-tucos
  7. Tucop
  8. tucotuco
  9. tucotucos
  10. tucotuzumab
  11. TUCP

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