oryctere

English

Alternative forms

orycterope

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρυκτήρ (oruktḗr, “miner”).

Noun

oryctere (plural orycteres)

(archaic) The aardvark.

References

“oryctere”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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