单词 | hystricomorph |
释义 | hystricomorph Zool.|ˈhɪstrɪkəʊmɔːf| [f. Gr. ὕστριξ, ὑστριχ-, L. hystric-, stem of hystrix (see hystricid) + Gr. -µορϕος shaped (µορϕή form).] A member of the Hystricomorpha, a primary division of Rodents including the porcupine and its congeners. So ˌhystricoˈmorphic, -ˈmorphine adjs., of, belonging to, or having the characters of the Hystricomorpha.
1882Pop. Sci. Monthly XX. 423 The hystricomorphs (porcupines, Guinea-pigs and capybaras), which are now confined to the southern hemisphere. 1894Athenæum 31 Mar. 415/3 A paper on the hystricomorphine and sciuromorphine rodents. |

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