degu

[ dey-goo ]

noun
  1. a rat-sized New World burrowing rodent, Octodon degus, having long, smooth fur and a black-tipped, tufted tail.

Origin of degu

1
First recorded in 1835–45; from Latin American Spanish (Chile), from Araucanian deuñ

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