Thomomys

noun

Tho·​mo·​mys

ˈthōməˌmis

: a genus of rodents (family Geomyidae) comprising the pocket gophers of western North America

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek thōmos heap + New Latin -mys; from the heaps of earth thrown out along the burrows; akin to Greek tithenai to place, set

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