| 单词 | earth-pig |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearth-pig earth-pig n. [after South African Dutch aardvark aardvark n.; compare earlier earth hog n.] the aardvark, Orycteropus afer. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Tubulidertata or aardvark > [noun] earth hog1731 aardvark1785 earth-pig1785 ant bear1796 orycterope1827 groundhog1840 1785 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope I. 270 The aard-varken, or earth-pig, which, probably, is a species of manis. 1878 Newcastle Courant 20 Sept. 6/7 Captain Lucas had opportunities of enjoying what sport there is in South Africa, and he incidentally mentions the ant bear or earth pig. 1994 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 21 529 Fungus-culturing termites..are eaten by the largest myrmecophage, the earth-pig, in southern Africa. < as lemmas |
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