CAENOLESTES


Meaning of CAENOLESTES in English

ˌsēnəˈle(ˌ)stēz, ˌkīn- noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from caen- (I) + Greek lēistēs robber; akin to Latin lucrum gain — more at lucre

: a genus (the type of the family Caenolestidae) of small carnivorous diprotodont marsupials comprising the opossum rats

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