degu
See also: degù and degú
English
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degus (Octodon degus)
Etymology
From the Mapudungun dewü, via South American Spanish degú.
Noun
degu (plural degus)
- Any species of the genus Octodon, especially Octodon degus, a small, caviomorph rodent native to Chile.
- 2008, Ana Maria Rodriguez, Secret of the Singing Mice... and More!, page 37,
- Along the trails, degus leave mini-urine puddles marking the trail.
- 2011, Elsie Jones-Smith, Spotlighting the Strengths of Every Single Student, page 80,
- Dr. Braun used used laboratory rats called degus or brush-tail rats (Octodon degus), a species of rodent closely related to guinea pigs. […] In their natural environment, degu infants are raised jointly by their father and mother and are extremely communicative, using whistling tones to carry on intensive “conversations.”
- 2011, Katherine Quesenberry, James W. Carpenter, Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, unnumbered page,
- Degus, or trumpet-tail rats, come from Chile. Taxonomically, they are in the same diverse order as guinea pigs and chinchillas. Degus have been used as laboratory animals for 20 years and in recent years have become popular as pets in the United States and Europe.
- 2008, Ana Maria Rodriguez, Secret of the Singing Mice... and More!, page 37,
Synonyms
- (Octodon degus): brush-tailed rat, trumpet-tailed rat
Derived terms
- Bridges' degu (Octodon bridgesi)
- common degu' (Octodon degus)
- Mocha Island degu (Octodon pacificus)
- moon-toothed degu (Octodon lunatus)
- mountain degu
- Pacific degu (Octodon pacificus)
Translations
any species of genus Octodon
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Octodon degus
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See also
- octodont
References
- “degu”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams
- Gude
Finnish
Etymology
From Spanish degú, from Mapudungun dewü.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeɡu/, [ˈde̞ɡu]
- Rhymes: -eɡu
- Syllabification(key): de‧gu
Noun
degu
- octodontid (rodent of the Octodontidae family)
- degu (any species of the genus Octodon)
- common degu, Octodon degus
Declension
| Inflection of degu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | degu | degut | |
| genitive | degun | degujen | |
| partitive | degua | deguja | |
| illative | deguun | deguihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | degu | degut | |
| accusative | nom. | degu | degut |
| gen. | degun | ||
| genitive | degun | degujen | |
| partitive | degua | deguja | |
| inessive | degussa | deguissa | |
| elative | degusta | deguista | |
| illative | deguun | deguihin | |
| adessive | degulla | deguilla | |
| ablative | degulta | deguilta | |
| allative | degulle | deguille | |
| essive | deguna | deguina | |
| translative | deguksi | deguiksi | |
| instructive | — | deguin | |
| abessive | degutta | deguitta | |
| comitative | — | deguineen | |
| Possessive forms of degu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | deguni | degumme |
| 2nd person | degusi | degunne |
| 3rd person | degunsa | |
Synonyms
- (octodontid): torvimyyrä
- (Octodon degu): torvimyyrä
Derived terms
- andiendegu, Octodon bridgesi (Bridge’s degu)
- andienkividegu, Aconaemys fuscus (Chilean rock rat)
- chilendegu, Octodon lunatus (moon-toothed degu)
- kividegu, any species of the genus Aconaemys (rock rat)
- tasankokividegu, Aconaemys sagei (Sage’s rock rat)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈɡu/*
- Rhymes: -u
Noun
degu m (invariable)
- degu
Latvian
Verb
degu
- 1st person singular present indicative form of degt
- 1st person singular past indicative form of degt
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dʲɛˈɡʊ]
Verb
degù
- first-person singular present of degti