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octodontid

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the common degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: degu

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Octodon + -id < Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”), according to the wear pattern of the teeth of these rodents, which resembles a figure 8.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: torvimyyrä — any of the Octodontidae
  • Finnish: degu — any of the Octodontidae
  • German: Trugratte — any of the Octodontidae
  • Italian: octodontide — any of the Octodontidae
  • Italian: ottodontide — any of the Octodontidae
  • Norwegian Bokmål: buskrotte — any of the Octodontidae
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trompetrotte — any of the Octodontidae
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: buskrotte — any of the Octodontidae
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trompetrotte — any of the Octodontidae
  • Swedish: buskråtta — any of the Octodontidae