oryctérope

See also: orycterope

French

Etymology

From translingual Orycteropus (genus name), from Ancient Greek ὀρυκτήρ (oruktḗr, “miner”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁik.te.ʁɔp/
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Noun

oryctérope m (plural oryctéropes)

aardvark

Further reading

“oryctérope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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