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Definition of Genus aplodontia
1. Noun. Type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Aplodontiidae, Family Aplodontiidae
Member holonyms: Aplodontia Rufa, Mountain Beaver, Sewellel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Aplodontia
Literary usage of Genus aplodontia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"Oar zeal for ' spelling reform' might not now lead us to the length it did, for
example, when we emended Richardson's genus Aplodontia into ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Another example is the curious rodent genus Aplodontia, confined to damp forests
of the northwestern United States and represented by a single species. ..."
3. Natural History of New York by New York (State). Natural History Survey, James Ellsworth De Kay (1842)
"Genus APLODONTIA, Richardson. Molars ten above, eight beneath; ears short and
round; feet five- toed ; nails large, strong and compressed. ..."
4. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"... but has the tail round and long. The fur is yellowish-gray, and is known among
the hatters under the name of nutria. The genus aplodontia comprises the ..."
5. Natural History: A Manual of Zoölogy for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1870)
"... but has the tail round and long. The fur is yellowish-gray, and is known among
the hatters under the name of nutria. The genus aplodontia comprises the ..."
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