Crossword clues for aardvark
aardvark
- First animal?
- Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites
- Sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
- Termite terminator
- African anteater
- Anteater
- Picnickers' pet?
- Animal lover's heart captured by motorists on road next to animal sanctuary
- African animal
- African nocturnal burrower
- RADA 5, surprisingly, aboard floating zoo with one of its occupants?
- Burrowing mammal
- African mammal
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
aardvark \aard"vark`\ ([aum]rd"v[aum]rk`), n. [D., earth-pig.] (Zo["o]l.) An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus ( Orycteropus afer), somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It is a nocturnal ungulate, burrows in the ground with its powerful claws, and feeds entirely on ants and termites, which it catches with its long, extensile, slimy tongue. It is the sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata. [Spelled also Aard-vark.]
Syn: Syn.
--ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afer, oryctere,
orycterope
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. 1 The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal (taxlink Orycteropus afer species noshow=1), of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. (First attested in the late 18th c.) 2 (context slang particularly in the southeast US English) A silly or credulous person who is prone to mistakes or blunders.
WordNet
Wikipedia
The aardvark ( ; Orycteropus afer) is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. It is the only living species of the order Tubulidentata, although other prehistoric species and genera of Tubulidentata are known. Unlike other insectivores, it has a long pig-like snout, which is used to sniff out food. It roams over most of the southern two-thirds of the African continent, avoiding areas that are mainly rocky. A nocturnal feeder, it subsists on ants and termites, which it will dig out of their hills using its sharp claws and powerful legs. It also digs to create burrows in which to live and rear its young. It receives a "least concern" rating from the IUCN, although its numbers seem to be decreasing.
The aardvark is an African mammal, Orycteropus afer.
Aardvark may also refer to:
Aardvark is a game for the Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64 and Commodore 16 published by Bug-Byte in 1986. The player must collect ant larva using the snout of an aardvark. Aardvark is based on Anteater, a 1982 arcade game designed by Chris Oberth''.
Category:1986 video games Category:Atari 8-bit family games Category:Commodore 64 games Category:Commodore 16 and Plus/4 games Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom Category:Video game clones
Aardvark was a social search service that connected users live with friends or friends-of-friends who were able to answer their questions, also known as a knowledge market. Users submitted questions via the Aardvark website, email or instant messenger and Aardvark identified and facilitated a live chat or email conversation with one or more topic experts in the asker's extended social network. Aardvark was used for asking subjective questions for which human judgment or recommendation was desired. It was also used extensively for technical support questions. Users could also review question and answer history and other settings on the Aardvark website. Google acquired Aardvark for $50 million on February 11, 2010. In September 2011, Google announced it would discontinue a number of its products, including Aardvark.
Aardvark is an upcoming American drama film directed and written by Brian Shoaf. The film stars Zachary Quinto, Jenny Slate, and Jon Hamm. Principal photography began on November 30, 2015 in New York City.
Usage examples of "aardvark".
Among the Ovatjimba, the poorest of the Hereros, with no cattle or villages of their own, the totem animal was the Erdschwein or aardvark.
Plus, you get safe, germ-free delivery of anything you want, from your Albanian Aardvark to a Jivaro shrunken head.
Ideally, a world scout should know everything from aardvark psychology to the Zyrian language.
They drove without headlights, not wanting to attract the attention of the Ethiopian scouts or the Italians, but the moon was bright enough to light their way and define the ravines and rougher ground with crisp black shadows, although occasionally the wheels would crash painfully into one of the deep round holes dug by the aardvarks, the nocturnal long-nosed beasts which burrowed for the subterranean colonies of termites.
He says to meanwhile tell you the story about the aardvark and Marie Antoinette.
Isadora Duncan is the same as the joke about the aardvark and Annie Oakley, except that Annie is firing a Sharps repeating carbine.
He nevertheless reminded Floyt of a sleepy aardvark shambling around on its hind legs.
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Also in Africa is the weird ant-bear or aardvark, which is partially specialized for digging.
I glanced through the autocook menu with little enthusiasm, unadventurously punched up three of my usual aardvark steak and fries.