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Brazilian aardvark en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /bɹəˌzɪ.ljən ˈɑɹd.vɑɹk/ (General-American)
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• /bɹəˌzɪ.ljən ˈɑːd.vɑːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

The name was picked up following its insertion into Wikipedia in July 2008 by Dylan Breves as a joke. The hoax was uncovered in 2014, but some use of the name has continued.

Meanings

1. (nonstandard, qualifier:ghost word) The coati (Nasua spp.).
   • Specializing mostly in birds, pheasants and ducks, they also have a few donkeys, snakes, porcupines and a group of animals: Brazilian aardvarks, Mexican tejon, hog-nosed coons, pistoes and snookum bears, which are cousins of the racoon. 2010 April 20, Randy Burns, “Scape Ore Farms' menagerie becoming an attraction”, in The Item, volume 115, number 157, page A4:
   • If they receive government approval, the species they'll be working with would include the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus); jaguar (Panthera onca); black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus); bush dog (Speothos venaticus); Brazilian aardvark, also known locally as coati (Nasua nasua); collared anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla); gray brocket deer (Mazama gouazoubira); and bison (Bison bison). 2012 November 14, John R. Platt, “Brazil Plans to Clone Its Endangered Species”, in Scientific American, quoted in print in Phillips, published 2020, →ISBN:
   • […] A Brazilian aardvark, pictured enoying a snack in Tulum, Mexico. 2020, Tom Phillips, Truth: A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t, Harlequin, →ISBN:

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