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solenodon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • sōˈlēnəˌdän
  • /soʊˈliːnəˌdɑn/
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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the family Solenodontidae of small nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammals, with a long snout and venomous saliva.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From the genus name.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: almiquí — small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva
  • Catalan: solenodont — small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva
  • Chinese Mandarin: 溝齒鼩 /沟齿鼩 (gōuchǐqú) — small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva
  • Chinese Mandarin: 溝齒猥 /沟齿猥 (gōuchǐwěi) — small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva
  • Finnish: almikki — small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva
  • German: Schlitzrüssler — small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva
  • Hungarian: patkányvakond — small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva
  • Kazakh: ойықтіс (oiyqtıs) — small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva
  • Korean: 솔레노돈 (sollenodon) — small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva
  • Polish: almik — small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva
  • Russian: щелезу́б (ščelezúb) — small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva
  • Spanish: almiquí — small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva
  • Spanish: aire — small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva