mocon.

Brit.

/məˈkəʊ/, U.S.

/məˈkoʊ/

Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Tupi. Partly a borrowing from French. Perhaps partly a borrowing from Portuguese. Etymons: Tupi mocó; French moco; Portuguese mocó.

Etymology: < Tupi mocó. In quot. 1831 via French moco (1829 in passage translated). In later use perhaps via Portuguese mocó (1873). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (mō^u·ko) /ˈməʊkəʊ/.

The rock cavy of Brazil, Kerodon rupestris.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [noun] > family Caviidae (cavy) > genus Cavia (guinea-pig)

pig-cony1607

guinea pig1664

restless cavy1771

rock cavy1771

moco1831

1831 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom I. 157 The Mocos have rather simpler grinders than the Cobayes.

1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil II. 313 The brown Moco peeped out of its home.

1898 Nat. Sci. June 376 The moco is..sometimes called the rock-cavy.

1944 S. Putnam tr. E. da Cunha Rebellion in Backlands i. §4. 39 The timid mocos..seek shelter in their rock burrows.

1991 R. M. Novak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) 912/2 The moco inhabits arid and pebbly areas near stony mountains or hills.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moco
释义	mocon. Brit. /məˈkəʊ/, U.S. /məˈkoʊ/ Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Tupi. Partly a borrowing from French. Perhaps partly a borrowing from Portuguese. Etymons: Tupi mocó; French moco; Portuguese mocó. Etymology: < Tupi mocó. In quot. 1831 via French moco (1829 in passage translated). In later use perhaps via Portuguese mocó (1873). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (mō^u·ko) /ˈməʊkəʊ/. The rock cavy of Brazil, Kerodon rupestris. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [noun] > family Caviidae (cavy) > genus Cavia (guinea-pig) pig-cony1607 guinea pig1664 restless cavy1771 rock cavy1771 moco1831 1831 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom I. 157 The Mocos have rather simpler grinders than the Cobayes. 1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil II. 313 The brown Moco peeped out of its home. 1898 Nat. Sci. June 376 The moco is..sometimes called the rock-cavy. 1944 S. Putnam tr. E. da Cunha Rebellion in Backlands i. §4. 39 The timid mocos..seek shelter in their rock burrows. 1991 R. M. Novak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) 912/2 The moco inhabits arid and pebbly areas near stony mountains or hills. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831
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