Octodonn.

Brit.

/ˈɒktədɒn/, U.S.

/ˈɑktəˌdɑn/

Forms: 1800s Octadon, 1800s– Octodon.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Octodon.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Octodon (see quot. 1832 at sense 1) < classical Latin octō- octo- comb. form + scientific Latin -odon -odon comb. form.With the form in Octa- compare octa- comb. form.

Zoology.

1. A genus of rat-like rodents (the degus) of the family Octodontidae, native to the Andes and western coastal areas of South America; (also octodon) a rodent of this genus, a degu (now rare).

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Octodon1832

octodont1890

rock rat1890

1832 Proc. Comm. Sci. & Corr. Zool. Soc. London 2 xvi. 46 The stuffed skin and skull of a Rodent Quadruped, brought from Chili by Mr. H. Cuming, were laid upon the table, and characterized by Mr. Bennett as forming a new genus, Octodon.

1841 Penny Cycl. XX. 62/2 Petromys analogically appears to represent the Octadons of South America.

1849 Sketches Nat. Hist.: Mammalia IV. 100 Cuming's Octodon in size and shape resembles a water-rat.

1901 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 194 61 In the Hare, Squirrel, and Octodon,..the field of view must at the very least embrace considerably more than double this latter angle.

1991 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) II. 936/1 The auditory bullae and the tail brush [of Octodontomys] are larger than those of Octodon.

†2. A genus of beetles. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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1890 Cent. Dict. Octodon,..in entom., a genus of coleopterous insects.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	octodon
释义	Octodonn. Brit. /ˈɒktədɒn/, U.S. /ˈɑktəˌdɑn/ Forms: 1800s Octadon, 1800s– Octodon. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Octodon. Etymology: < scientific Latin Octodon (see quot. 1832 at sense 1) < classical Latin octō- octo- comb. form + scientific Latin -odon -odon comb. form.With the form in Octa- compare octa- comb. form. Zoology. 1. A genus of rat-like rodents (the degus) of the family Octodontidae, native to the Andes and western coastal areas of South America; (also octodon) a rodent of this genus, a degu (now rare). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [noun] > family Octodontidae Octodon1832 octodont1890 rock rat1890 1832 Proc. Comm. Sci. & Corr. Zool. Soc. London 2 xvi. 46 The stuffed skin and skull of a Rodent Quadruped, brought from Chili by Mr. H. Cuming, were laid upon the table, and characterized by Mr. Bennett as forming a new genus, Octodon. 1841 Penny Cycl. XX. 62/2 Petromys analogically appears to represent the Octadons of South America. 1849 Sketches Nat. Hist.: Mammalia IV. 100 Cuming's Octodon in size and shape resembles a water-rat. 1901 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 194 61 In the Hare, Squirrel, and Octodon,..the field of view must at the very least embrace considerably more than double this latter angle. 1991 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) II. 936/1 The auditory bullae and the tail brush [of Octodontomys] are larger than those of Octodon. †2. A genus of beetles. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Octodon,..in entom., a genus of coleopterous insects. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1832
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