aardvark
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aard·vark
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Definition of aardvark
: a large burrowing nocturnal mammal (Orycteropus afer) of sub-Saharan Africa that has a long snout, extensible tongue, powerful claws, large ears, and heavy tail and feeds especially on termites and ants
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Consider Peppa’s compatriot in kid-friendly shows turned adult-skewing memes, Arthur the aardvark. — Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "How Peppa Pig became an LGBTQ icon," 29 July 2019 Ali the aardvark gave birth to the 3-pound baby boy late in December. — The Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, "Help the Cincinnati Zoo name its new baby aardvark," 1 Jan. 2018 Hippos and aardvarks also give milk without being anesthetized. — Zoe Sayler, Smithsonian, "What Aardvark Milk Reveals about the Evolution of Lactation," 21 Mar. 2018 Not all afrotherians exhibit testicondy — aardvarks, for instance, have descending testicles. — New York Times, "The Evolutionary Origin of Descending Testicles," 29 June 2018 Students will leave from the bootcamp Tuesday with reusable bags filled with aardvark paper straws to distribute to restaurants in their communities and hometowns to show residents sustainable alternatives to plastic straws. — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, NOLA.com, "Students join 'Entourage' actor Adrian Grenier in environmentalism workshop," 4 June 2018 The unflappable Luke Skywalker, formerly a shimmering, golden Jedi, has become an aged, crotchety beard-o who drinks green sludge from the teat of a space aardvark. — Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader, "Archive Dive / Arts / Film May the fourth be with you, even if the Reader's critics rarely become one with the force," 4 May 2018 An aardvark is an odd African nocturnal mammal sometimes called an anteater. — Michael Heaton, cleveland.com, "'Aardvark' is a strange beast of a movie (review)," 13 Apr. 2018 Shoaf goes back and forth between flashbacks of two boys at a zoo looking at an aardvark. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "A great cast, including Zachary Quinto and Jon Hamm, can't make 'Aardvark' a winner," 12 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'aardvark.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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aardvark
noun
English Language Learners Definition of aardvark
: a large African animal that has a long nose and that eats ants and other insects
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aardvark
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aard·vark
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Kids Definition of aardvark
: an African animal with a long snout and a long sticky tongue that feeds mostly on ants and termites and is active at night
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