aardvark
/ˈɑːdvɑːk/noun
1- a nocturnal badger-sized burrowing mammal of Africa, with long ears, a tubular snout, and a long extensible tongue, feeding on ants and termites土豚。亦称 ANTBEAR.
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- Orycteropus afer, the only member of the family Orycteropidae and order Tubulidentata.拉丁名Orycteropus afer,土豚科和管齿目中惟一成员。
词源
late 18th cent.: from South African Dutch, from aarde'earth'+ vark'pig'.