sigmodontes

sigmodontes
\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdän.(ˌ)tēz\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from plural of Sigmodon
in former classifications : a group of New World rodents approximately equal to the typical subfamily of Cricetidae

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  • Sigmodontes — Sigmodont Sig mo*dont, n. [Gr. ??? sigma (?) + ???, ???, a tooth.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of a tribe ({Sigmodontes}) of rodents which includes all the indigenous rats and mice of America. So called from the form of the ridges of enamel on the crowns… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sigmodontes — sig·mo·don·tes …   English syllables

  • Sigmodont — Sig mo*dont, n. [Gr. ??? sigma (?) + ???, ???, a tooth.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of a tribe ({Sigmodontes}) of rodents which includes all the indigenous rats and mice of America. So called from the form of the ridges of enamel on the crowns of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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