oryctere

English edit

Alternative forms edit

orycterope

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

oryctere (plural orycteres)

(archaic) The aardvark.

References edit

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

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