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Definition of Aardvark

1. Noun. Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata.

Definition of Aardvark

1. n. An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue.

Definition of Aardvark

1. Noun. The mammal ''Orycteropus afer'', of the order ''Tubulidentata'', somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. (defdate from 18th c.) ¹

2. Noun. (slang particularly in the southeast US) A silly or credulous person who is prone to mistakes or blunders. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Aardvark

1. an African mammal [n -S]

2. an African anteater [n -S]

Medical Definition of Aardvark

1. An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue. Origin: D, earth-pig. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Aardvark

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1896)
"AMONG her many strange beasts Africa boasts none queerer than the aardvark. That the animal should be popularly known by names of such widely differing ..."

2. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1853)
"Description of the Tongue and Habits of the aardvark or Ant-eater of the Cape (Orycteropus Capensis~). By WILLIAM T. BLACK, Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, ..."

3. Thinking Skills, Grades 3-4by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Jill Norris, Tekla White, Jeri Nutting by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Jill Norris, Tekla White, Jeri Nutting (2002)
"By weight: elephant, rhinoceros, giraffe, aardvark, musk deer, shrew By length: elephant, rhinoceros, giraffe, aardvark, musk deer, shrew Activity Page 99 ..."

4. Wake Up! the Lord Is Returning by Alf Droy (2005)
"They conclude that the aardvark is the closest living relative to a common ancestor, reaching this conclusion because the aardvark has the greatest number ..."

5. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1896)
"Among the Edentata, besides the scaly anteater (Manís), of which one species extends as far south-east as the Transvaal, there is also found the aardvark ..."

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