| 单词 | pilori-rat |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspilori-rat A Cuban hutia, esp. Capromys pilorides. Also pilori-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 1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. I. xvi. 302 The Piloris, or Musk Rat, is of the same shape as the European Rats. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 78 The Ondatra is a native of Canada,..and the Pilori of the West-India islands..has..a short tail, as thick at one end as the other. 1836 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 133/1 One of the largest and most destructive rats..is the pilori, or musk-rat of the Antilles (Mus pilorides). 1890 Cent. Dict. Pilori-rat, a book-name of the Cuban hutia-conga, Capromys pilorides. < as lemmas |
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