# phascolome

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A marsupial of the former genus Phascolomys; a wombat.

## Etymology
Ancient Greek φάσκωλος (pháskōlos, “pouch”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse”). Compare Greek φασκωλόμυς (faskolómys, “wombat”).

## Source
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