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Dicrostonyx

noun

pied lemmings

• Syn: ↑genus Dicrostonyx

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cricetidae, ↑family Cricetidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑pied lemming

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\\dīˈkrästə(ˌ)niks\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek dikroos, dikrous, dikros + New Latin -onyx

: a genus consisting of the pied lemmings

Useful english dictionary. 2012.