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...
- 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...
- 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:...
- Superfamily Octodontoidea Family Abrocomidae: chinchilla-rats Family Octodontidae: degus Family Ctenomyidae: tuco-tucos Family Echimyidae: spiny rats Family...
- Family Ctenomyidae: (about 60 species) tuco-tucos (South America) Family Octodontidae: (14 species) degus (South America) Family Abrocomidae: (9 species) chinchilla-rats...
- (spiny rats) Erethizontidae (New World porcupines) Myocastoridae (coypu) Octodontidae (13 species including the degus) Sciurognathi Hystricomorpha ****en, Robert...
- tuco-tucos Family Echimyidae: spiny rats, hutias, and nutria Family Octodontidae: octodonts Suborder Myomorpha Superfamily Dipodoidea Family Dipodidae:...
- allotetraploidy in the red vizcacha rat, Tympanoctomys barrerae (Rodentia, Octodontidae)]". Genomics. 88 (2): 214–221. doi:10.1016/j.ygeno.2006.02.010. PMID 16580173...
- Octodontidae is a family of small rodents restricted to southwestern South America. A member of this family is called an octodontid. Octodontids are medium-sized...
- 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...