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Word: Aardvark
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from South African Dutch, from aarde ‘earth’ + vark ‘pig’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɑːdvɑːk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a nocturnal badger-sized burrowing mammal of Africa, with long ears, a tubular snout, and a long extensible tongue, feeding on ants and termites.
Short Definition:nocturnal badger-sized burrowing mammal
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