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