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Definition of Solenodon
1. n. 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.
Definition of Solenodon
1. Noun. any of some species of small nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammals from the Solenodontidae family, with a long snout and venomous saliva. ¹
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Definition of Solenodon
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Medical Definition of Solenodon
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Solenodon
Literary usage of Solenodon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. List of North American Land Mammals in the United States National Museum, 1911 by Gerrit Smith Miller (1912)
"solenodon BRANDT, Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci., St. Pétersbourg, ser. 6, vol. 2, p. 459.
... solenodon cubanus PETERS, Monatsber. k. preuss. Akad. Wissensch. ..."
2. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology (1868)
"The premaxilla is produced strongly forwards in solenodon, ... and solenodon.
The posterior margin of the palate is more or less thickened in ..."