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Oryctere

Oryctere \Or"yc*tere\, n. [Gr. 'orykth`r digger: cf. F. oryct[`e]re.] (Zo["o]l.) The aard-vark ( Orycteropus afer).

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oryctere

n. (context archaic English) The aardvark.