Abrocoma
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Abrocoma_bennettii.png/220px-Abrocoma_bennettii.png)
Etymology
[edit]From New Latin abercroma, from Ancient Greek ἁβροκόμης (habrokómēs, “with delicate hair”), from ἁβρός (habrós) + κόμη (kómē, “hair”); equivalent to abro- + -coma.
Proper noun
[edit]Abrocoma f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Abrocomidae – most of the chinchilla rats, rodents native to South America.
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Abrocoma bennettii, Abrocoma boliviensis, Abrocoma budini, Abrocoma cinerea, Abrocoma famatina, Abrocoma schistacea, Abrocoma uspallata, Abrocoma vaccarum (species)
References
[edit]Chinchilla rat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Abrocoma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Abrocoma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons