LOPHIOMYS
\lˈɒfɪəmɪz], \lˈɒfɪəmɪz], \l_ˈɒ_f_ɪ__ə_m_ɪ_z]\
Definitions of LOPHIOMYS
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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.
By Oddity Software
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A very singular rodent (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.
By Noah Webster.
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