almiqui

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It is possible, too, that reference was made to the solenodon or almiqui, an animal long thought to be extinct but of which several specimens have recently been found in Santo Domingo.

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  1. The native name of Solenodon cubanus, an insectivorous mammal peculiar to Cuba, belonging to the family Solenodontidæ. The animal is about 11 inches long, with a tail 7⅓ inches in length. It strikingly resembles an opossum in general appearance, though belonging to an entirely different order of mammals. The almiqui is the largest of American Insectivora, and one of the rarest of American mammals. It is nocturnal in habits and lives under ground in caves. There is a similar Haytian animal, Solenodon paradoxus, called agouta (which see). See Solenodon.

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  • It is possible, too, that reference was made to the solenodon or almiqui, an animal long thought to be extinct but of which several specimens have recently been found in Santo Domingo. —  Santo Domingo A Country with a Future
 

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