释义 |
chae·ro·pus \ˈkirəpəs\ noun Usage: capitalized 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 — more at horror : a genus of marsupial mammals consisting of the pig-footed bandicoots |