abrocome

English

Abrocoma bennettii

Etymology

From New Latin abrocoma, from Ancient Greek ἁβροκόμης (habrokómēs, “with delicate hair”), from ἁβρός (habrós, “splendid, delicate”) + κόμη (kómē, “hair”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.ɹəˌkoʊm/

Noun

abrocome (plural abrocomes)

1. Either of the ratlike rodents that form the genus Abrocoma; rat chinchilla.