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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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