Clethrionomys
noun
Cleth·ri·on·o·mys
ˌklethrēˈänəmə̇s
: a genus of rodents consisting of the red-backed mice
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from clethriono- (modification of Greek kleithrion, diminutive of kleithron entrance of the windpipe, from kleiein to close) + -mys