DASYPROCTA


Meaning of DASYPROCTA in English

ˌdasəˈpräktə noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from dasy- + -procta (II)

: a genus (the type of the family Dasyproctidae) of hystricomorph rodents comprising the agoutis and having relatively long legs and but three toes on the hind feet — compare paca

• das·y·proc·tid | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷tə̇d adjective or noun

• das·y·proc·tine -ˌtīn adjective

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