Definition of Octodontidae. Meaning of Octodontidae. Synonyms of Octodontidae

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Definition of Octodontidae

Octodontidae
Octodont Oc"to*dont, a. [Octo- + Gr. ?, ?.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Octodontid[ae], a family of rodents which includes the coypu, and many other South American species.

Meaning of Octodontidae from wikipedia

- Octodontidae is a family of rodents, restricted to southwestern South America. Fourteen species of octodontid are recognised, arranged in seven genera...
- Superfamily Octodontoidea Family Abrocomidae: chinchilla-rats Family Octodontidae: degus Family Ctenomyidae: tuco-tucos Family Echimyidae: spiny rats Family...
- are more frequently referred to as rock mice) Members of the family Octodontidae: Aconaemys, a genus in Argentina and Chile Members of the family Petromuridae:...
- vizcacha rat (Tympanoctomys barrerae) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae native to Argentina. It is one of three species in the genus Tympanoctomys...
- burrowing behaviour in the semifossorial degu Octodon degus (Rodentia: Octodontidae)", Journal of Zoology, 252 (2): 179–186, doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2000...
- also known as the Andean degu, is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It is the only species in the genus Octodontomys. It is found in the...
- (spiny rats) Erethizontidae (New World porcupines) Myocastoridae (coypu) Octodontidae (13 species including the degus) Sciurognathi Hystricomorpha ****en, Robert...
- Bridges's degu (Octodon bridgesii) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It is found in southern Chile. The species was named after Thomas Bridges...
- Ojeda's degu (Octodon ricardojeda) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It is found in a small portion of eastern Chile and western Argentina...
- Family Ctenomyidae: (about 60 species) tuco-tucos (South America) Family Octodontidae: (14 species) degus (South America) Family Abrocomidae: (9 species) chinchilla-rats...