• (n.) A very singular rodent (Lophiomys Imhausi) of Northeastern Africa. It is the only known representative of a special family (Lophiomyidae), remarkable for the structure of the skull. It has handlike feet, and the hair is peculiar in structure and arrangement.
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<zoology> A very singular rodent (Lophiomys Imhausi) of Northeastern Africa. It is the only known representative of a special family (Lophiomyidae), remarkable for the structure of the skull. It has handlike feet, and the hair is peculiar in structure and arrangement. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Lofia a mane, bristly ridge + my^s a mouse. ... Sou...
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Lo·phi'o·mys noun [ New Latin , from Greek
lofia` a mane, bristly ridge +
my^s a mouse.]
(Zoology) A very singular rodent (
Lophiomys Imhausi ) of Northeastern Africa. It is the only known representative of a special family (
Lophiomyidæ ), remarkable ...
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