# dasyproctid

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any member of the family Dasyproctidae of agoutis and acouchis

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy, shaggy, dense”) + Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus, rectum”) + -id, equivalent to translingual Dasyprocta + -id.

## Source
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