单词 | hog-rat |
释义 | > as lemmashog-rat ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [noun] > family Capromyidae (hutia) pilori1763 musk cavy1771 muskrat1774 coypu1793 nutria1811 hutia1834 hog-rat1847 tree-rat1885 1847 W. B. Carpenter Zool.: Systematic Acct. I. §147 Connecting the Rats with the Marmots is a curious animal of larger size, the Capromys or Hog-rat, which inhabits Cuba. This is a climbing, not a burrowing species..and feeds entirely on vegetable matter. 1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. 80/2 Capromys, the hog-rat, a genus of rodent animals, different species of which are found in the West Indies. < as lemmas |
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