Defenition of the word aardvark
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Defenition of the word aardvark
- A burrowing mammal (Orycteropus afer) of southern Africa, having a stocky, hairy body, large ears, a long tubular snout, and powerful digging claws.
- nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
Synonyms for the word aardvark
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- ant bear
- anteater
- Orycteropus afer
Meronymys for the word aardvark
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- genus Orycteropus
- Orycteropus
Hypernyms for the word aardvark
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- eutherian
- eutherian mammal
- placental
- placental mammal
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