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aard·vark \ˈärdˌvärk\ noun also erd·vark \ˈe(ə)rdˌvärk\ (-s) Etymology: obsolete Afrikaans aardvark (now erdvark), from aard earth + vark pig; akin to Old English eorthe earth and to Old English fearh little pig — more at earth, farrow : a burrowing nocturnal African mammal about five feet long that feeds on ants and termites, has a long snout, a snakelike tongue, large ears, and a heavy tapering tail, and is usually considered to form a single variable species (Orycteropus afer) that is the sole recent representative of the obscure mammalian order Tubulidentata — called also ant bear, anteater, earth pig
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