Meaning aardvark
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aardvarkalso aard-vark, South African groundhog, 1833, from Afrikaans Dutch aardvark, literally "earth-pig" (it burrows), from aard "earth," from Proto-Germanic *ertho- (see earth) + vark [..]
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aardvark(n) nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
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aardvark<zoology> An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue. Origin: D, earth-pig. (01 Mar 1998)
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aardvarkF-111.
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The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal ''Orycteropus afer'', of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.en|African anteater,or ant-bea [..]
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