"tuco-tuco" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tuco-tucos [plural]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tuco-tuco (plural tuco-tucos)
  1. Any of the caviomorph rodents of the genus Ctenomys (the sole extant genus of family Ctenomyidae), which have a large head, small ears, and hairy tail. Wikipedia link: tuco-tuco Categories (lifeform): Caviomorphs Synonyms: tucotuco, tucutuco, tucu-tuco Synonyms (any species of family Ctenomyidae): ctenomyid Hypernyms: caviomorph Hyponyms: Famatina tuco-tuco, Scaglia's tuco-tuco, Talas tuco-tuco

Noun [Spanish]

Forms: tuco-tucos [plural]
Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} tuco-tuco m (plural tuco-tucos)
  1. tuco-tuco Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tuco-tuco-es-noun-BtmNTe8q Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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