Abrocoma

Translingual

Abrocoma bennettii

Etymology

From New Latin abercroma, from Ancient Greek ἁβροκόμης (habrokómēs, “with delicate hair”), from ἁβρός (habrós) + κόμη (kómē, “hair”).

Proper noun

Abrocoma f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Abrocomidae – most of the chinchilla rats, rodents native to South America.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Abrocoma bennettii, Abrocoma boliviensis, Abrocoma budini, Abrocoma cinerea, Abrocoma famatina, Abrocoma schistacea, Abrocoma uspallata, Abrocoma vaccarum (species)

References

• Chinchilla rat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abrocoma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Abrocoma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons