Duplicidentata

plural noun

Du·​plici·​den·​ta·​ta

d(y)üˌplisəˌdenˈtätə,

-ātə

in former classifications

: a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin duplic-, duplex double, twofold + -i- + dentata, neuter plural of dentatus toothed

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