The type host was originally recorded as Cercomys fosteri. Cercomys cunicularis is a composite (Petter, 1973; Mares et al. 198l), and fosteri is a synonym of Thrichomys apereoides (Woods, 1993: 798). [ex. Durden, L. A., Musser, G. G. 1994. Bulletin of the
Lice: Ctenophthirus cercomydis
Mammal (Wilson & Reeder): Thrichomys apereoides
| Root | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| -acious | English | Abounding in |
| -aedes | Greek | Disagreeable |
| -aedon | Greek | A nightingale |
| -aeresis | Greek | Take |
| -ajaia; =ajaja | South American | The roseate spoonbill |
| -alis | Latin | Pertaining to |
| -aloe | Greek | A kind of plant |
| -ampulla | Latin | A flask |
| -aquilo, -ni | Greek | The north wind; northern |
| -arbor | Greek | A tree |
Mammal (Wilson & Reeder): Thrichomys apereoides
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