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Duplicidentata

Duplicidentata

9.9
A former scientific name for animals like rabbits, hares, and pikas
  • noun
  • Archaic
: Duplicidentata
  • Modern taxonomy has replaced Duplicidentata with the order Lagomorpha for rabbits and hares.

Examples

  • Reference to Duplicidentata can still be found in older scientific literature on mammalian evolution.

  • The term Duplicidentata was once widely used in zoological classifications of rodents.

  • The Duplicidentata includes various species of rabbits.

  • Did you know that Duplicidentata refers to a group of rodents?

  • In historical classifications, Duplicidentata was considered a suborder encompassing animals like rabbits and hares.

  • Researchers often discuss Duplicidentata when examining the evolution of modern rodents in their studies.

  • The name Duplicidentata appears in various academic texts describing the characteristics of lagomorphs.

Synonyms

Lagomorpha
vsDuplicidentata
  • Specialized
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A group of mammals that includes rabbits, hares and pikas

is an older classification that treats them as a suborder of rodents

Surface Forms

Duplicidentata singular
Duplicidentata plural

Etymology

The word Duplicidentata comes from Latin parts dupli- meaning 'double' and dent- meaning 'tooth'. It was an old scientific name for rabbits, hares, and pikas because these animals have a small second pair of upper front teeth, so 'double-toothed' fits and explains the name.