Phascolomis

noun

Phas·​co·​lo·​mis

-ˈlōmə̇s

: a genus (the type of the family Phascolomidae) comprising the common Australian wombats

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Greek phaskōlos pouch + New Latin -mys

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