Akademik

Lagostomus

noun

viscachas

• Syn: ↑genus Lagostomus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Chinchillidae, ↑family Chinchillidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑viscacha, ↑chinchillon, ↑Lagostomus maximus

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\\ləˈgästəməs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from lag- + -stomus

: a genus of hystricomorph rodents (family Chinchillidae) comprising the plains vizcacha

Useful english dictionary. 2012.