Rhizomys (rizomis)

1830), Bamboo-rat ( Rhizomys badius). short and partially haired, and general form robust. The upper incisors arch forward, and there is no premolar; the upper molars have one deep internal and two or more external enamel-folds; the lower molars reverse this pattern. There are several Asiatic and African species, as the bay bamboo-rat of Asia, R. badius, which is of large size and very destructive to the bamboo, on the roots of which it feeds. rhizonychial (ri-zō-nik'i-al), a. [ Rhizophaga (ri-zof'a-ga), n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. of rhizophagus: see rhizophagous.] One of five sections in Owen's cla ification of marsupials, including those which feed on roots. The wombat is a characteristic example. rhizophagan (ri-zof'a-gan), a. and n. I. a. Same as rhizophagous. II. n. A member of the Rhizophaga . rhizophagous (rī-zof'a-gus), a. [ phagus , ῥιζοφάγος , eating roots ( ῥιζοφαγεῖν , eat roots), ῥίζα , root, + φαγεῖν , eat.] Root eating; habitually feeding on roots; specifically, of or pertaining to the Rhizophaga . All Poor-Slaves are Rhizophagous (or Root-eaters). Carlyle, Sartor Resartus, iii. 10.