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Dicrostonyx

noun
Di·​cros·​to·​nyx | \ dīˈkrästə(ˌ)niks\

Definition of Dicrostonyx

: a genus consisting of the pied lemmings

History and Etymology for Dicrostonyx

New Latin, irregular from Greek dikroos, dikrous, dikros + New Latin -onyx

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