solenodon

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solenodon, n. [Gr. a channel + , , a tooth.].

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]

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