dasypodine (das ipod in)

and n. Pertaining to or having the characters of the Dasypod in a. II. n. One of the Dasypod in a , as the peludo, Dasypus villosus . Dasyprocta (das-i-prok'tä), n. [NL., δα σύπρωκτος, with hairy buttocks, δασύς , hairy, + πρωκτός, the buttocks.) The typical genus of the family Dasyproctidæ . It includes the whole of the family except the pacas, and is characterized by having only 3 developed toes on the hind feet. It comprehends all the agoutis and the acouchy, as the yellow rumped agouti ( D. agouti ), Azara's agouti ( D. azare ), and the acouchy ( D. acouchy ). D. acouchy inhabits some of the West Indies as well as South America; the other species of the genus are confined to South America. See cuts under acouchy and agouti . dasyproctid (das-i-prok'tid), n. A rodent of the family Dasyproctida .