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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread the paradox BranShea #181886 01/19/09 10:33 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Solenodon Paradoxus Origin: 1830–40; < NL < Gk solen ;ln channel, pipe, syringe + -odon -toothed I can only surmise that the second part of it's name refers to the odd appearance. Last edited by olly; 01/19/09 11:44 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Solenodon paradoxus BranShea 01/18/09 04:53 PM Re: Solenodon paradoxus The Pook 01/19/09 10:43 AM Re: Solenodon paradoxus BranShea 01/19/09 11:04 AM Re: Solenodon paradoxus Faldage 01/19/09 11:40 AM Re: Solenodon paradoxus The Pook 01/21/09 07:04 AM Re: Solenodon paradoxus Zed 01/21/09 07:08 AM Re: Solenodon paradoxus LukeJavan8 01/22/09 10:10 PM the paradox olly 01/19/09 10:33 PM Re: Solenodon paradoxus LukeJavan8 01/20/09 11:31 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,331 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 824 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,542 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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