Solenodon \So*le"no*don\, n. [Gr. ???? a channel + ????, ???, a tooth.] (Zool.) Either one of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species ({Solendon paradoxus}), native of St. Domingo, is called also {agouta}; the other ({Solendon Cubanus}), found in Cuba, is called {almique}. [1913 Webster]
Agouta \A*gou"ta\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.) A small insectivorous mammal ({Solenodon paradoxus}), allied to the moles, found only in Haiti. [1913 Webster] Agouti