thryonomyid
1 of 2adjective
thry·on·o·my·id
thrī¦änə¦mīə̇d
: of or relating to the genus Thryonomys or to the family Thryonomyidae
thryonomyid
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
: a thryonomyid rodent
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
New Latin Thryonomyidae, family of rodents, from Thryonomys, type genus + -idae