Sigmodontine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sigmodontine is a noun meaning (zoology) Any rodent of the subfamily Sigmodontinae.
Meaning
(zoology) Any rodent of the subfamily Sigmodontinae.
Example Sentences
These are not minor issues because the regional extinctions of small mammals are a widespread phenomenon in southern South America and have involved several sigmodontine and caviomorph rodent species.
Word Forms
- sigmodontines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sigmodont, myodont, microcosmodontid, octodontoid, desmodont, symmetrodont.
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