Organisms

Orycteropodidae

An order of placental mammals in the superorder AFROTHERIA found in Africa. It has single species Orycteropus afer.

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Abstract

An order of placental mammals in the superorder AFROTHERIA found in Africa. It has single species Orycteropus afer.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Aardvarks
  • Aardvark
  • Orycteropus
  • Orycteropus afer
  • Orycteropus afers

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2022(1998)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.250w.125w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Orycteropodidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000091123. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000091123
  2. Orycteropodidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orycteropodidae
  3. Orycteropodidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2895685