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Aplodontia rufa

DEFINITIONS OF: Aplodontia rufa

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n bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent

Synonyms:
mountain beaver, sewellel
Type of:
gnawer, rodent
relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
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