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‖ Dasyprocta Zool.|dæsɪˈprɒktə|
[mod.L., f. Gr. δασύπρωκτ-ος having hairy buttocks (f. δασύ-ς hairy + πρωκτός buttocks).]
A genus of South and Central American rodents, the agoutis. Hence dasyˈproctid a. (n.), dasyˈproctine a.
1875Blake Zool. 67 Hares are rarest in South America, where their place is occupied by the Cavies and dasyproctine Rodents. |