sōˈlēnəˌdän, -len- noun
Etymology: New Latin, from solen- + -odon
1. capitalized : a small genus (coextensive with the family Solenodontidae) of atypical and very rare insectivorous mammals of Cuba and Haiti that are nearly 2 feet long and have a long snout, short round ears, hard fur, a long scaly tail, 40 teeth, and a skull with no zygomatic arch
2. -s : any mammal of the genus Solenodon
• so·len·odont -nt adjective or noun