"hystricognath" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hystricognaths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hystricognath (plural hystricognaths)
  1. (zoology) Any member of the infraorder Hystricognathi of rodents, distinguished from other rodents by the bone structure of their skulls. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Rodents Hyponyms (species of Hystricognathi): caviomorph (english: South American species) Related terms: hystricognathous

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