‖ lagomys Zool.
(ˈlægəmɪs)
[mod.L., f. Gr. λαγώ-ς hare + µῦς mouse.]
The tailless hare, the typical genus of the group Lagomyidæ of rodents.
| 1869 Lubbock Preh. Times ix. 297 The lagomys, or tailless hare,..had been identified by Prof. Owen among the bones from Kents Cavern. |