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Lagidium

noun

a genus of Chinchillidae

• Syn: ↑genus Lagidium

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Chinchillidae, ↑family Chinchillidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑mountain chinchilla, ↑mountain viscacha

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\\ləˈjidēəm\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek lagidion, diminutive of lagōs hare

: a genus of histricomorph rodents (family Chinchillidae) comprising the mountain vizcachas

Useful english dictionary. 2012.