hystricomorphous

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Hystricomorphous

Hys`tri*co*mor"phous\, a. [Hystrix + Gr. ? form.] (Zo["o]l.) Like, or allied to, the porcupines; -- said of a group (Hystricomorpha) of rodents.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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