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adjective
ZoologyOf or relating to the genus Octodon or the family Octodontidae, containing the degus and related rodents.
noun
ZoologyAn octodont rodent; a degu.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. From octo- + -odont, after Octodon.
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