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tucutuco

tucutuco is the alternative form 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

Forms of tucutuco

pluraltucutucos

Questions about tucutuco

What is tucutuco the alternative form of?
Tucutuco is the alternative form of tuco-tuco.

Words near tucutuco in the dictionary

  1. Tucumán
  2. tucumã
  3. tucupi
  4. tucute
  5. tucutes
  6. tucutuco
  7. tucutucos
  8. tucuxi
  9. tucuxis
  10. Tudball
  11. TUDCA

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