orycteropus

== Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὀρυκτήρ (oruktḗr, “miner, digger”) + Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔ.rykˈteː.rɔ.puːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [o.rikˈtɛː.ro.pus] === Noun === oryctēropūs m (genitive oryctēropodis); third declension (New Latin) aardvark ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → English: orycterope → French: oryctérope → Italian: oritteropo → Translingual: Orycteropus