Definition of Duplicidentata

1. Noun. In former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals.

Group relationships: Lagomorpha, Order Lagomorpha
Generic synonyms: Gnawing Mammal, Lagomorph

Lexicographical Neighbors of Duplicidentata

Dunglish
Dunglison
Dunkard
Dunker
Dunkerque
Dunkers
Dunkirk
Dunkirk spirit
Dunkirker
Dunky
Duns Scotus
Dunsanian
Dunstan
Duplay
Duplay's disease
Duplicidentata
Dupre
Dupre's muscle
Dupuy-Dutemps operation
Dupuytren's amputation
Dupuytren's canal
Dupuytren's contracture
Dupuytren's disease of the foot
Dupuytren's fascia
Dupuytren's fracture
Dupuytren's suture
Dupuytren's tourniquet
Durabolin

Literary usage of Duplicidentata

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

1. The Mammals of Colorado: An Account of the Several Species Found Within the by Edward Royal Warren (1910)
"... SUBORDER duplicidentata With two pairs of incisors in the upper jaw; the second pair small and placed directly behind the larger pair; the enamel of the ..."

2. An Introduction to the Mammalian Dentition by Thomas Wingate Todd (1918)
"As a group the Rodents are separated into two suborders. The Rabbits, Hares and Picas which have two pairs of upper incisors are termed duplicidentata ..."

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