oryctérope
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See also: orycterope
French
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Orycteropus (genus name), from Ancient Greek ὀρυκτήρ (oruktḗr, “miner”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
oryctérope m (plural oryctéropes)
Further reading
- “oryctérope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.