aardvark en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑːd.vɑːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈɑɹd.vɑɹk/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans aardvark (now rare), 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.
Meanings
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The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata and somewhat resembling a pig. Common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
If ‘aardvark lover’ has that syntactic structure, then it determinately means “lover of aardvarks.
2007 August 15, Wayne A. Davis, “Replies to Green, Szabó, Jeshion, and Siebel”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 137, number 3, →DOI:The aardvark burrows in the ground and feeds mostly on termites, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| erdvark | alternative | lexicographic | |
| aardvarks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| aard-vark | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Brazilian aardvark · aardvark cucumber · aardvarklike · aardvark to zymurgy · aardvarking
Synonyms
African anteater · earth pig · antbear · anteater · ant bear
Translations (84)
wo njaxat bi (mammal) · vi lợn đất (mammal) · pl mrównik (mammal) · yi ערדשווײַן (mammal) · ast gochu formigueru (mammal) · ar خِنْزِير اَلْأَرْض (mammal) · oc oricteròp (mammal) · da jordsvin (mammal) · is jarðsvín (mammal) · ia orycteropo (mammal) · tr yer domuzu (mammal) · chr ᏙᏒᏓᎵ ᏗᎦᏰᏍᎩ (mammal) · af aardvark (mammal) · az borudişli (mammal) · lt vamzdžiadančiai (mammal) · cy baedd daear (mammal) · pt porco-da-terra (mammal) · el μυρμηγκοφάγος (mammal) · bg мравояд (mammal) · ktz gǃkún (mammal) · kk түтіктіс (mammal) · zu isambane (mammal) · eo terporko (mammal) · bn দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকার জন্তুবিশেষ (mammal) · pt timbo (mammal) · ms ardvark (mammal) · fi maasika (mammal) · hy խողովակատամ (mammal) · pt jimbo (mammal) · de Erdferkel (mammal) · pt oricterope (mammal) · ms babi tanah (mammal) · am ጃርት (mammal) · eu urde inurrijale (mammal) · pt timba (mammal) · cs hrabáč (mammal) · om olokee (mammal) · cmn 土豚 (mammal) · kw porhel dor (mammal) · hy աֆրիկյան մրջնակեր (mammal) · om awaaldiigessa (mammal) · th อาร์ดวาร์ก (mammal) · no jordsvin (mammal) · eo orikteropo (mammal) · gl porco formigueiro (mammal) · ro porcul termitelor (mammal) · he שנבוב (mammal) · uk трубкозу́б (mammal) · pt aardvark (mammal) · ru трубкозу́б (mammal) · es cerdo hormiguero (mammal) · ga arcán talún (mammal) · cy grugarth (mammal) · ko 땅돼지 (mammal) · igl ọ̀gbọ̀wù (mammal) · cs hrabáč kapský (mammal) · hts usai (mammal) · et tuhnik (mammal) · om waldiigessa (mammal) · nl aardvarken (mammal) · ca porc formiguer (mammal) · sv jordsvin (mammal) · myv модатуво (mammal) · nrf couochon d’tèrre (mammal) · pt porco-formigueiro (mammal) · bn আর্ডভার্ক (mammal) · bar erdfàggi (mammal) · sw mhanga (mammal) · gl oricteropo (mammal) · hu földimalac (mammal) · la orycteropus (mammal) · ja 土豚 (mammal) · gv muc hallooin (mammal) · af erdvark (mammal) · tn thakadu (mammal) · fr oryctérope (mammal) · it oritteropo (mammal) · li eerdverke (mammal) · ha dagbi (mammal) · yo àfèìmòjò (mammal) · mt orikteropu (mammal) · ka მილკბილა (mammal) · pl prosię ziemne (mammal) · gd mathan-sheangan (mammal)