lophiomys

‖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 (Lophiomyidæ), remarkable for the structure of the skull. It has handlike feet, and the hair is peculiar in structure and arrangement. [ 1913 Webster ]