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RAT EPINEUX [1 record]

Record 1 1985-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

any of various South or Central American rats of Echimys and closely related genera ... .

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
DEF

Rongeur hystricomorphe d'Amérique du Sud, appelé «rat épineux» à cause des piquants qui parsèment sa fourrure.

OBS

Le terme «échimyidé» peut s'appliquer à plusieurs espèces qui constituent une même famille.

Spanish

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