AARDVARK


Meaning of AARDVARK in English

/ ˈɑːdvɑːk; NAmE ˈɑːrdvɑːrk/ noun

an animal from southern Africa that has a long nose and tongue and that eats insects

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from South African Dutch , from aarde earth + vark pig.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.