oricterope

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oricterope

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Do grego antigo ὀρυκτήρ (oryktḗr) “escavador” + πούς, (poús), pés.

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  1. estrangeirismo mamífero das savanas africanas (Orycteropus afer), único representante da ordem dos tubulidentados, com aproximadamente 1,20 m de comprimento (sem a cauda) e 70 kg; possui orelhas e focinho longos e alimenta-se de formigas e cupins, que captura com o auxílio de sua língua, comprida e viscosa

Similar: aardvark, oricteropo, porco-da-terra, porco-formigueiro, timba

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@misc{oricterope_2026,
  title = {oricterope},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/oricterope},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}