orycterope

See also: oryctérope

English

Etymology

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

Noun

orycterope (plural orycteropes)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of oryctere

References
  • orycterope in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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