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Webster 1913 Edition


Octodont

Oc′to-dont

,
Adj.
[
Octo-
+ Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK].]
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the
Octodontidae
, a family of rodents which includes the coypu, and many other South American species.

Definition 2024


octodont

octodont

English

Adjective

octodont (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species.

Noun

octodont (plural octodonts)

  1. (archaic, zoology) An octodontid, a member of the family Octodontidae.