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ORYCTEROPUS AFER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Orycteropus afer mean?
• ORYCTEROPUS AFER (noun)
The noun ORYCTEROPUS AFER has 1 sense:
1. nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
Familiarity information: ORYCTEROPUS AFER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
aardvark; ant bear; anteater; Orycteropus afer
Hypernyms ("Orycteropus afer" is a kind of...):
eutherian; eutherian mammal; placental; placental mammal (mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)
Holonyms ("Orycteropus afer" is a member of...):
genus Orycteropus; Orycteropus (coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae)
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