ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkȯidēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Hystric-, Hystrix + -oidea
1. in some classifications : a major division of hystricomorph rodents equivalent to the Hystricidea
2. in some classifications : hystricomorpha
ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkȯidēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Hystric-, Hystrix + -oidea
1. in some classifications : a major division of hystricomorph rodents equivalent to the Hystricidea
2. in some classifications : hystricomorpha
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012