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单词 tuco-tuco
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tuco-tuco

/ˈtuːkəʊˌtuːkəʊ /
noun (plural tuco-tucos)
A burrowing rat-like rodent native to South America.
  • Family Ctenomyidae and genus Ctenomys: numerous species.
The name ‘tuco-tuco’ comes from alarm calls in response to danger; other calls are also known in the more social species....
  • This long-term line of research focuses on tuco-tucos as a model for the study of diversification.
  • The one known exception is the social tuco-tuco, found in Argentina, which lives in colonies.

Origin

Mid 19th century: imitative of the call of some species.

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