solenodon
[ suh-lee-nuh-don, -len-uh- ]
/ səˈli nəˌdɒn, -ˈlɛn ə- /
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noun
either of two insectivores of the genus Solenodon, resembling a large shrew and having small eyes, a long and pointy snout, and a scaly tail, including the coarse-haired, reddish-brown to grayish-black S. paradoxus of Hispaniola and the finer-haired, usually darker S. cubanus of Cuba: S. paradoxus is an endangered species; S. cubanus is rare and possibly endangered.
Nearby words
- solemnization,
- solemnize,
- solemnly,
- solenette,
- solenocyte,
- solenogaster,
- solenoid,
- solenoidal,
- solent,
- solent, the
Origin of solenodon
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Examples from the Web for solenodon
The occurrence of one aberrant group (Solenodon) in the West Indies is, however, noteworthy.
The other is a peculiar insectivore (Solenodon paradoxus), the only other representatives of whose family are found in Madagascar.
solenodon
/ (səˈlɛnədən) /
noun
either of two rare shrewlike nocturnal mammals of the Caribbean, Atopogale cubana (Cuban solenodon) or Solenodon paradoxus (Haitian solenodon), having a long hairless tail and an elongated snout: family Solenodontidae, order Insectivora (insectivores)
Word Origin for solenodon
C19: from New Latin, from Latin sōlēn sea mussel, razor-shell (from Greek: pipe) + Greek odōn tooth
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