tuco-tuco
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Noun
[edit]tuco-tuco (plural tuco-tucos)
- Any of the caviomorph rodents of the genus Ctenomys (the sole extant genus of family Ctenomyidae), which have a large head, small ears, and hairy tail.
- 2002, International Wildlife Encyclopedia, Volume 20: Tree squirrel - water spider, 3rd Edition, page 2772,
- Tuco-tucos groom themselves to remove loose sand from their fur by combing with the stiff bristles that grow near the bases of the hind claws.
- 2010, Joseph F. Merritt, The Biology of Small Mammals[1], page 76:
- The eyes of tuco-tucos are almost level with the top of the head, which is adaptive for surveying the horizon from their shelter without exposing themselves to predators.
- 2011, Erin McCloskey, Argentina[2], page 56:
- The tuco-tuco is a vegetarian rodent very similar in appearance and behaviour to the ground squirrel.
- 2002, International Wildlife Encyclopedia, Volume 20: Tree squirrel - water spider, 3rd Edition, page 2772,
Synonyms
[edit]- (any species of family Ctenomyidae): ctenomyid
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[edit]tuco-tuco m (plural tuco-tucos)