Hypertext Webster Gateway: "aardvark"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Aard-vark \Aard"-vark`\ ([aum]rd"v[aum]rk`), n. [D., earth-pig.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
aardvark
n : nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that
feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the
order Tubulidentata [syn: {ant bear}, {anteater}, {Orycteropus
afer}]
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