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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Any of the caviomorph rodents of the family Abrocomidae of chinchilla rats..
The Andean families (chinchillids, octodontids, abrocomids, and many ctenomyids) are not subject to the same climatological forces affecting species in the lowland tropics.
Caviids are grassland-scrubland species, while abrocomids are small herbivores of xeric Andean habitats.
This is likely to be the plesiomorphic state, as it is thus in capromyids, octodontids, abrocomids, and cuniculids.
Use abrocomid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Abrocomid means Any of the caviomorph rodents of the family Abrocomidae of chinchilla rats..
Common synonyms include chinchilla rat.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The Andean families (chinchillids, octodontids, abrocomids, and many ctenomyids) are not subject to the same climatological forces affecting species in the lowland tropics.
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