Definition of Genus Orycteropus

1. Noun. Coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae.

Exact synonyms: Orycteropus
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Orycteropodidae, Orycteropodidae
Member holonyms: Aardvark, Ant Bear, Anteater, Orycteropus Afer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Orycteropus

genus Oreamnos
genus Orectolobus
genus Oreopteris
genus Oreortyx
genus Origanum
genus Oriolus
genus Orites
genus Ormosia
genus Ornithogalum
genus Ornithorhynchus
genus Orontium
genus Ortalis
genus Orthilia
genus Orthopristis
genus Orthotomus
genus Orycteropus (current term)
genus Oryctolagus
genus Oryx
genus Oryza
genus Oryzomys
genus Oryzopsis
genus Osmanthus
genus Osmerus
genus Osmunda
genus Ostrea
genus Ostrya
genus Ostryopsis
genus Otaria
genus Othonna
genus Otis

Literary usage of Genus Orycteropus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Geographical History of Mammals by Richard Lydekker (1896)
"Only a single genus (Orycteropus) now exists, of which there are two living Ethiopian species, and there are extinct species in the Pliocene of Persia and ..."

2. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The genus Orycteropus comprises the Earth-Pig of South Africa, celebrated for its unique teeth. The Genus Myrmecophaga — Ant-eaters — is characterized by a ..."

3. Catalogue of Mammalia in the Indian Museum, Calcutta by John Anderson, William Lutley Sclater, Indian Museum (1891)
"Ale. fœtus fh. 3 Stuffed j. Skeleton kl. г Skulls [Type of Manis leptura, Blyth.] Arakan ASB Sir A. Phayre, ASB No history. No history. Genus ORYCTEROPUS. ..."

4. Natural History: A Manual of Zoölogy for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1870)
"The genus Orycteropus comprises the Earth-Pig of South Africa, celebrated for its unique teeth. The Genus Myrmecophaga — Ant-eaters — is characterized by a ..."

5. Introduction to Mammalia by Charles Hamilton Smith (1858)
"Genus ORYCTEROPUS, with flat nails, or claws for digging; their cheek teeth possess the unique structure of being cones, pierced vertically by numerous ..."

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