solenodon
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
solenodon /səˈlɛnədən/
▶noun a forest-dwelling mammal with a long flexible snout and a stiff muscular tail, occurring only in Cuba and Hispaniola. [Genus Solenodon: two species.]
– origin mod. L., from Gk sōlēn ‘channel, pipe’ + odō (var. of odous, odont-) ‘tooth’.
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