- genus Dasyprocta
- nountype genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis• Syn: ↑Dasyprocta• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Dasyproctidae, ↑family Dasyproctidae• Member Meronyms: ↑agouti, ↑Dasyprocta aguti
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genus Dasyprocta
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Dasyprocta — noun type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis • Syn: ↑genus Dasyprocta • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Dasyproctidae, ↑family Dasyproctidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Dasyprocta agouti — Agouti A*gou ti, Agouty A*gou ty ([.a]*g[=oo] t[i^]), n. [F. agouti, acouti, Sp. aguti, fr. native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A rodent of the genus {Dasyprocta}, about the size of a rabbit, peculiar to South America and the West Indies. The most common … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dasyprocta aguti — noun agile long legged rabbit sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food • Syn: ↑agouti • Hypernyms: ↑rodent, ↑gnawer • Member Holonyms: ↑Dasyprocta, ↑genus Dasyprocta … Useful english dictionary
Dasyprocta — A genus of rodents of the guinea pig family, a reservoir host of Trypanosoma cruzi. SYN: agouti. [G. dasyproktos, having hairy buttocks] * * * Das·y·proc·ta .das ə präk tə n a genus (the type of the family Dasyproctidae) of rodents compr … Medical dictionary
mammal genus — noun a genus of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus, ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus, ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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