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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of Octodontidæ, founded by Bennett in 1832. It contains several species of South American rodents with the superficial aspect of rats, such as O. cumingi. See cut under
degu . - noun [lowercase] A species of this genus; an octodont.
- noun In entomology, a genus of coleopterous insects.
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