lophiomys

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lophiomys - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lophiomys \Lo*phi"o*mys\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. lofia` a mane,
     bristly ridge + my^s a mouse.] (Zool.)
     A very singular rodent (Lophiomys Imhausi) of Northeastern
     Africa. It is the only known representative of a special
     family (Lophiomyid[ae]), remarkable for the structure of
     the skull. It has handlike feet, and the hair is peculiar in
     structure and arrangement.
     [1913 Webster]