Lophiomys

‖Lo‐phi″o‐mys (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. λοφιά a mane, bristly ridge + μυ̑σ a mouse.] (Zoöl.) 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.