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Definition of Genus Orycteropus
1. Noun. Coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Orycteropodidae, Orycteropodidae
Member holonyms: Aardvark, Ant Bear, Anteater, Orycteropus Afer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Orycteropus
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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