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Definition of Dolichotis
1. Noun. Maras.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Caviidae, Family Caviidae
Member holonyms: Dolichotis Patagonum, Mara
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dolichotis
Literary usage of Dolichotis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1897)
"In dolichotis, the outer head, and in Dasyprocta both heads, ... digitorum gave
in dolichotis, on one side, one tendon to the outer toe and two each to the ..."
2. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1891)
"(3) The Flexor sublimis has four tendons. (4) There are several extensor muscles
of the hand not present in dolichotis. (5) Peroneus brevis present. ..."
3. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1902)
"The genus dolichotis l has long ears, and generally resembles a rather long-legged
Hare in ... The fibula is not nearly so reduced as in dolichotis. ..."
4. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1859)
"The genus dolichotis (Desm.) is characterized by long limbs; ears half as long
as the head, pointed, broad at the base; tail very short, and curved upward; ..."
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