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aardvark

/ahrd-vahrk/US // ˈɑrdˌvɑrk //UK // (ˈɑːdˌvɑːk) //

土豚,土拨鼠,土狼,土猪

Related Words

edentate齿状的,齿状,齿状体,齿形farrow农民工,农民伯伯,农民工兄弟,农民兄弟anteater食蚁兽,蚁人,食蚁人,蚂蚁花猫ant bear蚁熊,蚂蚁熊,蚂蚁雄兵

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a large, nocturnal, burrowing mammal, Orycteropus afer, of central and southern Africa, feeding on ants and termites and having a long, extensile tongue, strong claws, and long ears.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounnocturnal animal
Synonyms
anteater食蚁兽,蚁人,食蚁人,蚂蚁花猫edentate齿状的,齿状,齿状体,齿形farrow农民工,农民伯伯,农民工兄弟,农民兄弟ant bear蚁熊,蚂蚁熊,蚂蚁雄兵

Examples

  • Rafting likely explains how Afrotheria, the group containing elephants and aardvarks, got to Africa.

  • Ed Markey (D-MA) appeared with Arthur the Aardvark, the star of the PBS show Arthur, to promote funding for public broadcasting.

  • XG Ventures has invested in over 45 companies with fifteen exits, including such companies as Tapulous, Posterous, and Aardvark.

  • The name ant-eater is also given to the pangolins and to the aardvark.

  • They got him in the hole like an aardvark, with a bush over the mouth, so you couldn't see it.

  • The girl turned like a frightened aardvark, still holding the cromorne in her hand.

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