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orictéropo

Portuguese, noun/o.ɾikˈtɛ.ɾo.pu/

orictéropo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “aardvark (Orycteropus afer)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mamífero das savanas africanas (Orycteropus afer), único representante da ordem dos tubulidentados, com…”.

What does orictéropo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineaardvark (Orycteropus afer)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. 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

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of orictéropo

  • orictéropos plural
  • oricterope alternative
  • oricteropo alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce orictéropo?

  • Brazil /o.ɾikˈtɛ.ɾo.pu/
  • Brazil /o.ɾi.kiˈtɛ.ɾo.pu/
  • Portugal /ɔ.ɾikˈtɛ.ɾu.pu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.