Clethrionomys

noun

Cleth·​ri·​on·​o·​mys

ˌklethrēˈänəmə̇s

: a genus of rodents consisting of the red-backed mice

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from clethriono- (modification of Greek kleithrion, diminutive of kleithron entrance of the windpipe, from kleiein to close) + -mys

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