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Bible Encyclopedias
Octodon
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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the generic name for a small South American rodent mammal (Octodon degus) locally known as the degu. It is the type of the family Octodontidae, the members of which - collectively termed octodonts - are exclusively Central and South American. Several of them, such as Echinomys and Loncheres, are rat-like creatures with spiny or bristly fur (see Rodentia) .
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Octodon'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/o/octodon.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Octodon'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/o/octodon.html. 1910.
