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Hystricomorpha

Syllabification: (Hys·tri·co·mor·pha)

Zoology
Definition of Hystricomorpha
  • a major division of the rodents that includes the guinea pigs, porcupines, coypu, and their relatives. They occur chiefly in South America.
    • Suborder Hystricomorpha, order Rodentia

Derivatives

hystricomorph

Pronunciation: /ˈhistrikōˌmôrf/

noun & adjective

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from Latin hystrix, hystric- 'porcupine' (from Greek hustrix) + morphē 'form'

Hystricomorpha in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Hystricomorpha in the British & World English dictionary