aardvark
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
aardvark /ˈɑːdvɑːk/
▶noun a badger-sized African burrowing mammal, with long ears, a tubular snout, and a long extensible tongue, feeding on ants and termites. [Orycteropus afer.]
– origin C18: S. Afr. Du., from aarde ‘earth’ + vark ‘pig’.
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