Solenodon

Solenodon
Solenodon So*le"no*don, n. [Gr. ???? a channel + ????, ???, a tooth.] (Zo["o]l.) Either one of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species ({Solendon paradoxus}), native of St. Domingo, is called also {agouta}; the other ({S. Cubanus}), found in Cuba, is called {almique}. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Solenodon — Solenodon …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Solénodon — Solenodon Solenodon …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Solenodon — Taxobox name = Solenodon MSW3 Hutterer | pages = 222 223] fossil range = Mid Oligocene to Recentcite book |author= Savage, RJG, Long, MR|year=1986 |title= Mammal Evolution: an illustrated guide|publisher= Facts on File|location=New York|pages=… …   Wikipedia

  • Solenodon — ? Щелезубы Гаитянский щелезуб (Solenodon paradoxus) Научная классификация Царство: Животные Тип: Хордовые …   Википедия

  • Solenodon —   Solenodontes Solenodon cubanus …   Wikipedia Español

  • Solenodon — Schlitzrüssler Dominikanischer Schlitzrüssler (Solenodon paradoxus) Systematik Reihe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Solenodon — cubanus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • solenodon — /seuh lee neuh don , len euh /, n. either of two insectivores of the genus Solenodon, resembling a large shrew and having small eyes, a long and pointy snout, and a scaly tail, including the coarse haired, reddish brown to grayish black S.… …   Universalium

  • solenodon — [sə lɛnədən] noun a forest dwelling mammal with a long flexible snout and a stiff muscular tail, occurring only in Cuba and Hispaniola. [Genus Solenodon: two species.] Origin mod. L., from Gk sōlēn channel, pipe + odō (var. of odous, odont )… …   English new terms dictionary

  • solenodon — so•le•no•don [[t]səˈli nəˌdɒn, ˈlɛn ə [/t]] n. mam either of two insect eating mammals of the genus Solenodon, resembling a large shrew, S. paradoxus of Hispaniola and S. cubanus of Cuba • Etymology: 1830–40; < NL < Gk sōlḗn channel, pipe + …   From formal English to slang

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”