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Lophiomys
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Lo-phi′o-mys
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
λοφιά
a mane, bristly ridge + μῦσ
a mouse.] (Zool.)
A very singular rodent (
Lophiomys Imhausi
) of Northeastern Africa. It is the only known representative of a special family (Lophiomyidæ
), remarkable for the structure of the skull. It has handlike feet, and the hair is peculiar in structure and arrangement. Definition 2024
Lophiomys
Lophiomys
Translingual
Proper noun
Lophiomys f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – the maned rat and allies.