Definition of Aplodontia

1. Noun. Type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers.

Exact synonyms: Genus Aplodontia
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Aplodontiidae, Family Aplodontiidae
Member holonyms: Aplodontia Rufa, Mountain Beaver, Sewellel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aplodontia

Apia
Apician
Apidae
Apios
Apios americana
Apios tuberosa
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera adansonii
Apis mellifera scutellata
Apium
Apium graveolens
Apium graveolens dulce
Apium graveolens rapaceum
Aplectrum
Aplectrum hyemale
Aplodontia
Aplodontia rufa
Aplodontiidae
Aplysia
Aplysia punctata
Aplysiidae
Apocalypse
Apocalypses
Apocalypticism
Apocrypha
Apocryphal
Apocynaceae
Apocynum
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Apocynum cannabinum

Literary usage of Aplodontia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Naturalist in Vancouver Island and British Columbia by John Keast Lord (1866)
"aplodontia leporina, Rich., FBA i. 211, plate xviii.; Aud. Bach. NA Qua. iii., 1853, 99, pi. cxxiii.; ..."

2. University of California Publications. Bulletin of the Department of by University of California (1868-1952) (1910)
"CH Superior dental formula '•, 0, 2, 3. P3 a small, well- developed cylindrical tooth as in aplodontia rufa. P, with strongly developed ..."

3. The Exploration of the Potter Creek Cave by William John Sinclair (1904)
"Numerous lower jaws of an aplodontia were found in all parts of the cave and at ... They differ from the typical aplodontia major in having the dental ..."

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