Definition of aardvark

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aard·vark    (ärdvärk) KEY  

NOUN:

A burrowing mammal (Orycteropus afer) of southern Africa, having a stocky, hairy body, large ears, a long tubular snout, and powerful digging claws.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Obsolete Afrikaans : aarde, earth (from Middle Dutch aerde; see er- ² in Indo-European roots) + vark, pig (from Middle Dutch varken; see porko- in Indo-European roots)

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