oryctérope

See also: orycterope

French

Etymology

Borrowed 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)

1. aardvark

Further reading

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