Lophiomys \Lo*phi"o*mys\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. lofia` a mane,
bristly ridge + my^s a mouse.] (Zool.)
A very singular rodent ({Lophiomys Imhausi}) of Northeastern
Africa. It is the only known representative of a special
family ({Lophiomyid[ae]}), remarkable for the structure of
the skull. It has handlike feet, and the hair is peculiar in
structure and arrangement.
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