Definition of aardvark
aard´vark`
Pronunciation:
ärd´värk`
n.
1.
(Zool.)
An
edentate
mammal
,
of
the
genus
Orycteropus
(
Orycteropus
afer
),
somewhat
resembling
a
pig
,
common
in
some
parts
of
Southern
Africa
.
It
is
a
nocturnal
ungulate
,
burrows
in
the
ground
with
its
powerful
claws
,
and
feeds
entirely
on
ants
and
termites
,
which
it
catches
with
its
long
,
extensile
,
slimy
tongue
.
It
is
the
sole
extant
representative
of
the
order
Tubulidentata
.
Related Words
ant
bear
,
anteater
,
eutherian
,
eutherian
mammal
,
genus
Orycteropus
,
Orycteropus
,
Orycteropus
afer
,
placental
,
placental
mammal
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