aardvark

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See also: aard-vark

English

An aardvark.
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Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans aardvark (obsolete), 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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Noun

aardvark (plural aardvarks)

  1. The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
    Synonyms: African anteater, antbear, ant bear, anteater, earth pig
    The aardvark burrows in the ground and feeds mostly on termites, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue.
    • 2007 August 15, Wayne A. Davis, “Replies to Green, Szabó, Jeshion, and Siebel”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 137, number 3, →DOI:
      If ‘aardvark lover’ has that syntactic structure, then it determinately means “lover of aardvarks.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch aardvarken, from aarde (“earth, soil”) +‎ varken (“pig”).

Pronunciation

Noun

aardvark (plural aardvarke)

  1. Alternative form of erdvark

Descendants

  • → English: aardvark

Portuguese

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans aardvark.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁ.d͡ʒiˈvaʁ.ki/ , /aʁd͡ʒˈvaʁ.ki/

Noun

aardvark m (plural aardvarks)

  1. aardvark (mammal)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:orictéropo
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