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English > 1 sense of the word Orycteropus:
NOUNanimalOrycteropus, genus Orycteropuscoextensive with the family Orycteropodidae
English > Orycteropus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningcoextensive with the family Orycteropodidae.
Synonymgenus Orycteropus
Member ofOrycteropodidae, family Orycteropodidaeaardvarks
Membersaardvark, ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afernocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites
Broadermammal genusA genus of mammals