dasyproctidae

Proper noun

A taxonomic family within the infraorder Caviomorpha — the common agoutis and the acouchis.

Origin

From Dasyprocta +‎ -idae.

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As in the agoutis (Dasyproctidae), the milk-teeth are long retained,, while in the allied cavies (Caviidae) they are shed before birth.
In the family Caviidae, typified by the cavies (or guinea-pigs), may be included a large number of South and Central American rodents, among which the agoutis and pacas are often ranked as a family (Dasyproctidae) by themselves.

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