Where does “Octodon” come from?

Octodon (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.

Octodon (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Octodon”, step by step

Octodon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὀδών

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς

via Ancient Greek ὀκτώ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀκτώeight

Words derived from “Octodon

Every word from Ancient Greek ὀδών