‖ pilori
(pɪˈlɔərɪ)
[Abbreviation of the specific name.]
More fully pilori-rat, the Cuban hutiaconga, Capromys pilorides.
| 1774 Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1862) I. vi. i. 454 The Pilori is a native of the West India Islands: and has a short tail, as thick at one end as the other. 1836 Encycl. Brit. (ed. 7) XIV. 133/1 One of the largest and most destructive rats..is the pilori, or musk-rat of the Antilles (Mus pilorides). |