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solenodon

so·le·no·don [ sō lnə dòn, sō lénnə dòn ] (plural so·le·no·dons)


noun 
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nocturnal mammal: a rare nocturnal insect-eating mammal with a long snout and a long scaly tail. Native to: Caribbean.  Family Solenodontidae.

[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin, literally "pipe tooth" < Greek sōlēn "pipe, channel"]
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