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hapalote|ˈhæpələʊt| [ad. mod. Zool. L. hapalōtis, f. Gr. ἁπαλός soft + οὖς, οὐτ-, ear.] An Australian genus of rodents of the mouse family, having large tapering soft ears, and enlarged hind legs somewhat like those of the jerboa.
[1887H. H. Howorth Mammoth & Flood 370 Six or more species of hapalotes and mus have been found in the Wellington valley caves.] |