HAPLODON
\hˈaplɒdən], \hˈaplɒdən], \h_ˈa_p_l_ɒ_d_ə_n]\
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hap'l[=o]-don, n. a peculiar terrestrial rodent regarded as a connecting-link between beavers and squirrels, its single species (H. rufus) popularly known as the Sewellel, Boomer, and Mountain Beaver. [Gr. haploos, single, odous, odontos, tooth.]
By Thomas Davidson