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Allactaga

noun
Al·lac·ta·ga
variants: or less commonly Alactaga \ə-ˈlak-tə-gə \

Definition of Allactaga 

: a genus of small Asian jerboas having five toes on the hind feet

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First Known Use of Allactaga

1836, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Allactaga

borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Mongolian (Khalkha) alagdaaxaj “long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso)”

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