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‖ Octodon Zool.|ˈɒktədɒn| [mod.L., f. Gr. ὀκτώ eight + -όδων = -όδους -tooth.] a. A genus of South American rodents, resembling rats. b. A genus of coleopterous insects.
1841Penny Cycl. XX. 62. 1849 Sk. Nat. Hist., Mammalia IV. 100 Cuming's Octodon in size and shape resembles a water-rat. So octodont |-dɒnt| a., having eight teeth; n. = sense a above. |