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Orycteropus

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Oryc·​ter·​o·​pus | \ əˌrikˈterəpəs, ˌōrˌi-\

Definition of Orycteropus

: a genus (coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae and sole recent representative of the order Tubulidentata) that comprises the aardvarks

History and Etymology for Orycteropus

New Latin, from Greek oryktēr miner (from oryssein, orychein to dig) + New Latin -pus

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