Definition of Orycteropus
:a genus (coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae and sole recent representative of the order Tubulidentata) that comprises the aardvarks
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Orycteropus
noun
Oryc·ter·o·pus
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əˌrikˈterəpəs
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ˌōrˌi-
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Origin and Etymology of orycteropus
New Latin, from Greek oryktēr miner (from oryssein, orychein to dig) + New Latin -pus
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