Degu
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Degu is a noun meaning Any species of the genus Octodon, a small, caviomorph rodent native to Chile.
Meaning
Any species of the genus Octodon, a small, caviomorph rodent native to Chile.
Example Sentences
Along the trails, degus leave mini-urine puddles marking the trail.
Degus, or trumpet-tail rats, come from Chile. Taxonomically, they are in the same diverse order as guinea pigs and chinchillas. Degus have been used as laboratory animals for 20 years and in recent years have become popular as pets in the United States and Europe.
Dr. Braun used used laboratory rats called degus or brush-tail rats (Octodon degus), a species of rodent closely related to guinea pigs.[…]In their natural environment, degu infants are raised jointly by their father and mother and are extremely communicative, using whistling tones to carry on intensive “conversations.”
Word Forms
- degus
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include octodontid, octodontoid, chinchilloid, gundi, sciurognath, desmodont.
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