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lophiomys |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lophiomys \Lo*phi"o*mys\, n. [NL., fr Gr lofia` a mane, bristly ridge + my^s a mouse.] (Zo["o]l.) A very singular rodent ({Lophiomys Imhausi}) of Northeastern Africa. It is the only known representative of a special family ({Lophiomyid[ae]}), remarkable for the structure of the skull. It has handlike feet, and the hair is peculiar in structure and arrangement.
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