APLODONTIA RUFA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aplodontia rufa mean? 

• APLODONTIA RUFA (noun)
  The noun APLODONTIA RUFA has 1 sense:

1. bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent

  Familiarity information: APLODONTIA RUFA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APLODONTIA RUFA (noun)

Meaning:

Bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Aplodontia rufa; mountain beaver; sewellel

Hypernyms ("Aplodontia rufa" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Aplodontia rufa" is a member of...):

Aplodontia; genus Aplodontia (type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers)