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APLODONTIA RUFA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aplodontia rufa mean? 

APLODONTIA RUFA (noun)
  The noun APLODONTIA RUFA has 1 sense:

1. bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodentplay

  Familiarity information: APLODONTIA RUFA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


APLODONTIA RUFA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Aplodontia rufa; mountain beaver; sewellel

Hypernyms ("Aplodontia rufa" is a kind of...):

gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)

Holonyms ("Aplodontia rufa" is a member of...):

Aplodontia; genus Aplodontia (type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers)


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