aardvark

[ US /ˈɑɹdˌvɑɹk/ ]
[ UK /ˈɑːdvɑːk/ ]
NOUN
  1. nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
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How To Use aardvark In A Sentence

  • All the animals had gathered there - giraffes, hippos, antelope, buffalo, warthogs, zebras, aardvarks, hyenas, mongooses, storks and weaver birds.
  • He's the kid who taught a world of youngsters how to spell "aardvark" - and that's not all. Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
  • (Type 'tag' to change that topic, 'cancel', or 'more' for options.) me: tag aardvark: (Type 'tag:' followed by any word or phrase to categorize this question.) me: tag: blogging aardvark: Thanks very much! Månhus
  • Other species include the endemic water chevrotain Hyemoschus aquaticus, African golden cat Felis aurata (K), giant forest genet Genetta victoriae, the endemic aquatic genet Osbornictis piscivora, leopard Panthera pardus, giant ground pangolin Manis gigantea, aardvark orycteropus afer, pygmy antelope Neotragus batesii, forest buffalo Syncerus caffer nanus, bush pig Potamochoerus porcus and giant forest hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni (V) and great cane rat Thryonomys swinderianus. Okapi Faunal Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Aardvarks are covered with thick pinkish-grey skin that protects them from insect bites and may even save them from predators.
  • The skulls of aardvarks are elongate and conical, and aardvarks have a more elaborate set of turbinal bones than any other mammal.
  • An aardvark's tear membrane protects its eyes against termite bites.
  • I think the aardvark is pretty much on target: Sunstein chooses to use the phrase to represent a collection of ideas that are being discussed by conservatives, not that they actually use it themselves. The Volokh Conspiracy » Is “The Constitution in Exile” A Myth?:
  • I'm off now to look up Dallas Zoo on the internet, and find out if they have aardvarks.
  • OpEdNews - Quicklink: From aardvark to zorilla, Noah\'s Ark project team plans to catalogue all life on earth OpEdNews - Quicklink: From aardvark to zorilla, Noah\'s Ark project team plans to catalogue all life on earth
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