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ABROCOME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does abrocome mean?
• ABROCOME (noun)
The noun ABROCOME has 1 sense:
1. ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes
Familiarity information: ABROCOME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
abrocome; chinchilla rat; rat chinchilla
Hypernyms ("abrocome" is a kind of...):
gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)
Holonyms ("abrocome" is a member of...):
Abrocoma; genus Abrocoma (abrocomes)
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