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aardvark definition

aard·vark (ärd′värk′)

noun

a large, burrowing, nocturnal S African mammal (Orycteropus afer, order Tubulidentata) that feeds on ants and termites: it is squat and heavy with a long, sticky tongue and a long head ending in a round, piglike snout

Etymology: obs. Afrik, earth pig < Du aarde, earth + vark, pig, pork

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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