aardvark
The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order…The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata and somewhat resembling a pig. Common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
» An aardvark looks like a pig.
Трубкозуб схожий на свиню.
Meaning
1 sensesThe nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata and somewhat resembling a pig. Common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
The aardvark burrows in the ground and feeds mostly on termites, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue.
Erdferkel
трубкозу́бtrubkozúb
трубкозу́бtrubkozúb
nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
Examples
29 sentencesAn aardvark looks like a pig.
Трубкозуб схожий на свиню. — deniko
The aardvark's principal food is termites.
Основна їжа трубкозуба — терміти. — deniko
The aardvark is a medium-sized animal.
Трубкозуб — тварина середнього розміру. — deniko
He keeps an aardvark as a pet.
She keeps an aardvark as a pet.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Afrikaans aardvark (now rare), erdvark, from aarde (“earth”, from Middle DutBorrowed from Afrikaans aardvark (now rare), erdvark, from aarde (“earth”, from Middle Dutch aerde) + vark (“pig”, from Middle Dutch varken). Early European colonists in South Africa noticed that the animal was similar to a pig, while aarde hints at the animal's habit of burrowing.
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Forms
plural: aardvarksSynonyms
6 synonyms- nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata:ant bearanteaterOrycteropus afer