abrocome

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin abrocoma, from Ancient Greek ἁβροκόμης (habrokómēs, “with delicate hair”), from ἁβρός (habrós, “splendid, delicate”) + κόμη (kómē, “hair”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.ɹəˌkoʊm/ === Noun === abrocome (plural abrocomes) Either of the ratlike rodents that form the genus Abrocoma; rat chinchilla. === References ===