octodon
noun
oc·to·don
ˈäktəˌdän
1
capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Octodontidae) of small long-eared social rodents of western South America having combs of long stiff hairs at the base of the claws
2
plural -s : any rodent of the genus Octodon : degu
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Octodont-, Octodon, from octa- + -odont-, -odon -odon