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solenodon

Syllabification: (so·le·no·don)
Pronunciation: /səˈlēnəˌdän, -ˈlenə-/

Definition of solenodon

noun

  • a forest-dwelling mammal with a long flexible snout and a stiff muscular tail, occurring only in Cuba and Hispaniola.
    • Family Solenodontidae and genus Solenodon: two species

Origin:

modern Latin, from Greek sōlēn 'channel, pipe' + odō (variant of odous, odont-) 'tooth'

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