Chaeropus
noun
Chae·ro·pus
ˈkirəpəs
: a genus of marsupial mammals consisting of the pig-footed bandicoots
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from chaer- (irregular from Greek choiros pig) + -pus; from the resemblance of the forefeet to those of a pig; akin to Latin horrēre to bristle
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