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ABROCOME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does abrocome mean? 

ABROCOME (noun)
  The noun ABROCOME has 1 sense:

1. ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andesplay

  Familiarity information: ABROCOME used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ABROCOME (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

abrocome; chinchilla rat; rat chinchilla

Hypernyms ("abrocome" is a kind of...):

gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)

Holonyms ("abrocome" is a member of...):

Abrocoma; genus Abrocoma (abrocomes)


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