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aard·vark
/ˈɑrdˌvɑrk/
土豬
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
aard·vark
n.
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:
--
ant
bear
,
anteater
,
Orycteropus afer
,
oryctere
,
orycterope
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From:
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
]
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