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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
aardvark \aard"vark`\ aumrd"vaumrk`, n. d., earth-pig.
zool.
an edentate mammal, of the genus orycteropus orycteropus
afer, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of
southern africa. it is a nocturnal ungulate, burrows in the
ground with its powerful claws, and feeds entirely on ants
and termites, which it catches with its long, extensile,
slimy tongue. it is the sole extant representative of the
order tubulidentata. spelled also aard-vark.
syn: syn. --ant bear, anteater, orycteropus afer, oryctere,
orycterope
1913 webster wordnet 1.5
see also:
orycteropus orycteropus afer tubulidentata aard-vark orycteropus afer
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
aardvark
n : nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of africa that
feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the
order tubulidentata syn: ant bear, anteater, orycteropus
afer
see also:
ant bear anteater orycteropus afer
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