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Neotoma

noun
Ne·​ot·​o·​ma | \ nēˈätəmə\

Definition of Neotoma

: a genus of rodents (family Cricetidae) comprising the wood rats or pack rats of western North America

History and Etymology for Neotoma

New Latin, from ne- + -toma (from Greek temnein to cut)

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