CLETHRIONOMYS


Meaning of CLETHRIONOMYS in English

ˌklethrēˈänəmə̇s noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from clethriono- (modification of Greek kleithrion, diminutive of kleithron entrance of the windpipe, from kleiein to close) + -mys — more at close

: a genus of rodents consisting of the red-backed mice

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