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Conilurus

noun
Con·​i·​lu·​rus | \ ˌkänᵊlˈ(y)u̇rəs\

Definition of Conilurus

: a genus of rodents consisting of the Australian jerboa rats

History and Etymology for Conilurus

New Latin, from conil- (from konilos, erroneous reading of Greek koniklos rabbit, from Latin cuniculus) + -urus

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