英语词汇“aardvark”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

aardvark

/ˈɑːdvɑːk

noun

A nocturnal badger-sized burrowing mammal of Africa, with long ears, a tubular snout, and a long extensible tongue, feeding on ants and termites. Also called antbear.

Orycteropus afer, the only member of the family Orycteropidae and order Tubulidentata.

All the animals had gathered there - giraffes, hippos, antelope, buffalo, warthogs, zebras, aardvarks, hyenas, mongooses, storks and weaver birds....

They also sometimes roost in the burrows of other mammals such as hedgehogs, porcupines, and aardvarks.
Aardvarks can travel as far as 16 km a night, visiting termite mounds.

Origin

Late 18th century: from South African Dutch, from aarde 'earth' + vark 'pig'.

单词	aardvark
释义	aardvark /ˈɑːdvɑːk / noun A nocturnal badger-sized burrowing mammal of Africa, with long ears, a tubular snout, and a long extensible tongue, feeding on ants and termites. Also called antbear. Orycteropus afer, the only member of the family Orycteropidae and order Tubulidentata. All the animals had gathered there - giraffes, hippos, antelope, buffalo, warthogs, zebras, aardvarks, hyenas, mongooses, storks and weaver birds.... They also sometimes roost in the burrows of other mammals such as hedgehogs, porcupines, and aardvarks. Aardvarks can travel as far as 16 km a night, visiting termite mounds. Origin Late 18th century: from South African Dutch, from aarde 'earth' + vark 'pig'.
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