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English
Etymology
From translingual Orycteropus (genus name), from Ancient Greek ὀρυκτήρ (oruktḗr, “miner”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Noun
orycterope (plural orycteropes)
- (archaic) Alternative form of oryctere
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