oryctere

English

Alternative forms

• orycterope

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρυκτήρ (oruktḗr, “miner”).

Noun

oryctere (plural orycteres)

1. (archaic) The aardvark.

References

• “oryctere”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.