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Definition of Solenodons
1. solenodon [n] - See also: solenodon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Solenodons
Literary usage of Solenodons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... appear to be the west Indian solenodons. The bats are likewise different from
those of the mainland; a notable feature being the occurrence of ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"... but their structure is peculiar, and their nearest relatives are the West
Indian solenodons. 2. [ся/í.] [NL. (Lacépède, 1798), and in the form ..."
3. A Geographical History of Mammals by Richard Lydekker (1896)
"... and the solenodons are evidently related to the Old World insectivores.
It has been shown that this portion of the fauna did not come from North America ..."
4. Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society by New York Zoological Society (1911)
"... presented by the Duke of Bedford; a two-year-old spectacled bear, (Ursus
ornatus), presented by Edgar Beecher Bronson; three solenodons, from Hayti, ..."
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