aardvark in Latin
aardvark in Latin is orycteropus — aardvark means a nocturnal, burrowing African mammal that eats ants and termites and somewhat resembles a pig with a long snout.
aardvark in Latin
orycteropus
The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. [from late 18th c.]
What does "aardvark" mean?
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noun A nocturnal, burrowing African mammal that eats ants and termites and somewhat resembles a pig with a long snout.
"The aardvark uses its long, sticky tongue to slurp up thousands of termites a night."
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- The aardvark uses its long, sticky tongue to slurp up thousands of termites a night.
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What is "aardvark" in Latin?
"aardvark" in Latin is orycteropus. aardvark means: A nocturnal, burrowing African mammal that eats ants and termites and somewhat resembles a pig with a long snout.
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Example: "The aardvark uses its long, sticky tongue to slurp up thousands of termites a night." In Latin, "aardvark" is orycteropus.
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