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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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