degu
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
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Definition of degu
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Any species of the genus Octodon, a small, caviomorph rodent native to Chile.
“Along the trails, degus leave mini-urine puddles marking the trail.”
“Dr. Braun used used laboratory rats called degus or brush-tail rats (Octodon degus), a species of rodent closely related to guinea pigs.[…]In their natural environment, degu infants are raised jointly by their father and mother and are extremely communicative, using whistling tones to carry on intensive “conversations.””
“Degus, or trumpet-tail rats, come from Chile. Taxonomically, they are in the same diverse order as guinea pigs and chinchillas. Degus have been used as laboratory animals for 20 years and in recent years have become popular as pets in the United States and Europe.”
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Etymology
From the Mapudungun dewü, via South American Spanish degú.
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