Count Branicki's mouse
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named for Hieronim Florian Radziwill Konstanty, Count Branicki, a Polish nobleman. The species is not a mouse, but is in the order Rodentia. The genus name Dinomys comes from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós) + μῦς (mûs, “terrible mouse”).
Noun[edit]
Count Branicki's mouse (plural Count Branicki's mice)
- The pacarana, Dinomys branickii.
Translations[edit]
pacarana — see pacarana
References[edit]
- Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson (2009) The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN