Degu vs Deg - What's the difference?
degu | deg |
Any species of the genus Octodon , especially , a small, caviomorph rodent native to Chile.
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As nouns the difference between degu and deg
is that degu is any species of the genus Octodon, especially species: Octodon degus, a small, caviomorph rodent native to Chile while deg is short for degree.As a verb deg is
to sprinkle, moisten.degu
English
(wikipedia degu) (Octodon)Noun
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- Along the trails, degus leave mini-urine puddles marking the trail.
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- Dr. Braun used used laboratory rats called degus' or brush-tail rats (''Octodon degus''), a species of rodent closely related to guinea pigs.In their natural environment, ' degu infants are raised jointly by their father and mother and are extremely communicative, using whistling tones to carry on intensive “conversations.”
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- Degus', or trumpet-tail rats, come from Chile. Taxonomically, they are in the same diverse order as guinea pigs and chinchillas. ' Degus have been used as laboratory animals for 20 years and in recent years have become popular as pets in the United States and Europe.