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Echimys
Echimys is a genus of the spiny rats family, the Echimyidae. Members of this genus are collectively called spiny tree-rats. The genus name Echimys, and also its synonym Echinomys, derive from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος ( ), meaning "hedgehog", and μῦς ( ), meaning "rat, mouse".
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Echimys is a genus of the spiny rats family, the Echimyidae. Members of this genus are collectively called spiny tree-rats. The genus name Echimys, and also its synonym Echinomys, derive from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος ( ), meaning "hedgehog", and μῦς ( ), meaning "rat, mouse".
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