ˈäktəˌdän noun
Etymology: New Latin Octodont-, Octodon, from octa- + -odont-, -odon -odon
1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Octodontidae) of small long-eared social rodents of western So. America having combs of long stiff hairs at the base of the claws
2. -s : any rodent of the genus Octodon : degu