Geometrina (jeometrina)

pl. [NL., Geo phil inæ municating with the mouth, and extending in some cases along the neck as far as the shoulders; dental formula, 2 in cisors in each up per and lower halfjaw, no canines, 1 premolar and 3 molars in each upper and lower half-jaw; fore feet fo orial, with large claws; tail short and stumpy; ears small, and general form robust. The group corresponds to the Sciurospalacoides of Brandt or Geo myine of Baird, and consists of the two genera Geomys and Thomomys. See gopher. IMG:content-2227.jpg:[graphic]