"aardvark" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːd.vɑːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑɹd.vɑɹk/ [US] Audio: en-us-aardvark.ogg [US], aardvark.ogg [Canada] Forms: aardvarks [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans aardvark (obsolete), erdvark, from aarde (“earth”, from Middle Dutch aerde) + vark (“pig”, from Middle Dutch varken). Early European colonists in South Africa noticed that the animal was similar to a pig, while aarde hints at the animal's habit of burrowing. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁er-}}, {{bor|en|af|aardvark}} Afrikaans aardvark, {{qualifier|obsolete}} (obsolete), {{m|af|erdvark}} erdvark, {{der|en|dum|aerde}} Middle Dutch aerde, {{der|en|dum|varken}} Middle Dutch varken, {{af|af|aarde|vark|nocat=1|pos1=from Middle Dutch <i class="Latn mention" lang="dum">aerde</i>|pos2=from Middle Dutch <i class="Latn mention" lang="dum">varken</i>|t1=earth|t2=pig}} aarde (“earth”, from Middle Dutch aerde) + vark (“pig”, from Middle Dutch varken) Head templates: {{en-noun}} aardvark (plural aardvarks)
  1. The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia link: aardvark Categories (lifeform): African insectivores Synonyms: African anteater, antbear, ant bear, anteater, earth pig, aard-vark, erdvark Derived forms: aardvark cucumber, aardvarking, aardvarklike, Brazilian aardvark, aardvark to zymurgy Translations (mammal): erdvark (Afrikaans), aardvark [obsolete] (Afrikaans), ጃርት (ǧart) (Amharic), خِنْزِير اَلْأَرْض (ḵinzīr al-ʔarḍ) [masculine] (Arabic), խողովակատամ (xoġovakatam) (Armenian), աֆրիկյան մրջնակեր (afrikyan mrǰnaker) (Armenian), borudişli (Azerbaijani), urde inurrijale (Basque), erdfàggi (Bavarian), আর্ডভার্ক (arḍobhark) (Bengali), দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকার জন্তুবিশেষ (dokkhin aphrikar jontubiśeś) (Bengali), мравояд (mravojad) [masculine] (Bulgarian), porc formiguer [masculine] (Catalan), ᏙᏒᏓᎵ ᏗᎦᏰᏍᎩ (dosvdali digayesgi) (Cherokee), 土豚 (tǔtún) (Chinese Mandarin), porhel dor [masculine] (Cornish), hrabáč [masculine] (Czech), hrabáč kapský [masculine] (Czech), jordsvin [neuter] (Danish), aardvarken [neuter] (Dutch), модатуво (modatuvo) (Erzya), orikteropo (Esperanto), terporko (Esperanto), tuhnik (Estonian), maasika (Finnish), oryctérope [masculine] (French), porco formigueiro [masculine] (Galician), oricteropo [masculine] (Galician), მილკბილა (milḳbila) (Georgian), Erdferkel [neuter] (German), μυρμηγκοφάγος (myrmigkofágos) [masculine] (Greek), usai (Hadza), dagbi (Hausa), שנבוב [masculine] (Hebrew), földimalac (Hungarian), jarðsvín [neuter] (Icelandic), ọ̀gbọ̀wù (Igala), orycteropo (Interlingua), arcán talún [masculine] (Irish), oritteropo [masculine] (Italian), 土豚 (tsuchibuta) (Japanese), gǃkún (Juǀ'hoan), 땅돼지 (ttangdwaeji) (Korean), orycteropus [masculine] (Latin), eerdverke (Limburgish), vamzdžiadančiai (Lithuanian), ardvark (Malay), babi tanah (Malay), orikteropu [masculine] (Maltese), muc hallooin [feminine] (Manx), couochon d’tèrre [masculine] (Norman), jordsvin [neuter] (Norwegian), awaaldiigessa (Oromo), olokee (Oromo), waldiigessa (Oromo), خوک خاکی (xuk-e xâki) (Persian), mrównik [masculine] (Polish), prosię ziemne [neuter] (Polish), oricterope [masculine] (Portuguese), porco-da-terra [masculine] (Portuguese), jimbo [masculine] (Portuguese), porco-formigueiro [masculine] (Portuguese), timba [feminine] (Portuguese), timbo [masculine] (Portuguese), aardvark [masculine] (Portuguese), porcul termitelor [masculine] (Romanian), трубкозу́б (trubkozúb) [masculine] (Russian), mathan-sheangan [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), cerdo hormiguero [masculine] (Spanish), mhanga [class-1, class-2] (Swahili), jordsvin [neuter] (Swedish), อาร์ดวาร์ก (Thai), thakadu [class-10, class-9] (Tswana), karıncayiyen (Turkish), aardvark (Turkish), borudişli (Turkish), трубкозу́б (trubkozúb) [masculine] (Ukrainian), baedd daear [masculine] (Welsh), grugarth [feminine] (Welsh), njaxat bi (Wolof), ערדשווײַן (erdshvayn) [masculine] (Yiddish), àfèìmòjò (Yoruba), isambane [class-7, class-8] (Zulu)

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          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "მილკბილა"
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          "sense": "mammal",
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          "word": "Erdferkel"
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          "sense": "mammal",
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          "sense": "mammal",
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "שנבוב"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "földimalac"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "jarðsvín"
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          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "ọ̀gbọ̀wù"
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          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "orycteropo"
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          "sense": "mammal",
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          "word": "arcán talún"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "oritteropo"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tsuchibuta",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "土豚"
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          "code": "ktz",
          "lang": "Juǀ'hoan",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "gǃkún"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ttangdwaeji",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "땅돼지"
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          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "orycteropus"
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          "code": "li",
          "lang": "Limburgish",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "eerdverke"
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "vamzdžiadančiai"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "ardvark"
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        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "babi tanah"
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          "sense": "mammal",
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          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "awaaldiigessa"
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          "code": "om",
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          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "olokee"
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          "code": "om",
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          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "waldiigessa"
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        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "xuk-e xâki",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "خوک خاکی"
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          "sense": "mammal",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "mrównik"
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          "sense": "mammal",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "prosię ziemne"
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          "sense": "mammal",
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          "word": "oricterope"
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          "sense": "mammal",
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          "word": "porco-da-terra"
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          "word": "jimbo"
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          "word": "porco-formigueiro"
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          "sense": "mammal",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "mammal",
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "mammal",
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          "word": "porcul termitelor"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "trubkozúb",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "трубкозу́б"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mathan-sheangan"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cerdo hormiguero"
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          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
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            "class-1",
            "class-2"
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          "code": "sv",
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            "neuter"
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          "word": "jordsvin"
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          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "อาร์ดวาร์ก"
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          "code": "tn",
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            "class-9"
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          "word": "thakadu"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "karıncayiyen"
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          "sense": "mammal",
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "mammal",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "трубкозу́б"
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          "code": "cy",
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          "sense": "mammal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "baedd daear"
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "grugarth"
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        {
          "code": "wo",
          "lang": "Wolof",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "njaxat bi"
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          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "erdshvayn",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ערדשווײַן"
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        {
          "code": "yo",
          "lang": "Yoruba",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "word": "àfèìmòjò"
        },
        {
          "code": "zu",
          "lang": "Zulu",
          "sense": "mammal",
          "tags": [
            "class-7",
            "class-8"
          ],
          "word": "isambane"
        }
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        "aardvark"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈɑːd.vɑːk/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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        "US"
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    {
      "word": "aardvarking"
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        "Bengali terms with redundant script codes",
        "English 2-syllable words",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms borrowed from Afrikaans",
        "English terms derived from Afrikaans",
        "English terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁er-",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Requests for gender in Oromo entries",
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          "nocturnal"
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          "insectivorous"
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        [
          "mammal",
          "mammal"
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          "Orycteropus afer",
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          "pig"
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        {
          "word": "African anteater"
        },
        {
          "word": "antbear"
        },
        {
          "word": "ant bear"
        },
        {
          "word": "anteater"
        },
        {
          "word": "earth pig"
        }
      ],
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        "aardvark"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑɹd.vɑɹk/",
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        "US"
      ]
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      "word": "aard-vark"
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      "word": "erdvark"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "erdvark"
    },
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "aardvark"
    },
    {
      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "ǧart",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "ጃርት"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḵinzīr al-ʔarḍ",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "خِنْزِير اَلْأَرْض"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xoġovakatam",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "խողովակատամ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "afrikyan mrǰnaker",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "աֆրիկյան մրջնակեր"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "borudişli"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "urde inurrijale"
    },
    {
      "code": "bar",
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "erdfàggi"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "arḍobhark",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "আর্ডভার্ক"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "dokkhin aphrikar jontubiśeś",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকার জন্তুবিশেষ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mravojad",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мравояд"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "porc formiguer"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "dosvdali digayesgi",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "ᏙᏒᏓᎵ ᏗᎦᏰᏍᎩ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tǔtún",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "土豚"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "porhel dor"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hrabáč"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hrabáč kapský"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "jordsvin"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "aardvarken"
    },
    {
      "code": "myv",
      "lang": "Erzya",
      "roman": "modatuvo",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "модатуво"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "orikteropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "terporko"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "tuhnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "maasika"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oryctérope"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "porco formigueiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oricteropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "milḳbila",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "მილკბილა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Erdferkel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "myrmigkofágos",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μυρμηγκοφάγος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hts",
      "lang": "Hadza",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "usai"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "dagbi"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "שנבוב"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "földimalac"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "jarðsvín"
    },
    {
      "code": "igl",
      "lang": "Igala",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "ọ̀gbọ̀wù"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "orycteropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arcán talún"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oritteropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsuchibuta",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "土豚"
    },
    {
      "code": "ktz",
      "lang": "Juǀ'hoan",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "gǃkún"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ttangdwaeji",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "땅돼지"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "orycteropus"
    },
    {
      "code": "li",
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "eerdverke"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "vamzdžiadančiai"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "ardvark"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "babi tanah"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "orikteropu"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "muc hallooin"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "couochon d’tèrre"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "jordsvin"
    },
    {
      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "awaaldiigessa"
    },
    {
      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "olokee"
    },
    {
      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "waldiigessa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xuk-e xâki",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "خوک خاکی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mrównik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "prosię ziemne"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oricterope"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "porco-da-terra"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jimbo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "porco-formigueiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "timba"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "timbo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aardvark"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "porcul termitelor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "trubkozúb",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "трубкозу́б"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mathan-sheangan"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cerdo hormiguero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2"
      ],
      "word": "mhanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "jordsvin"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "อาร์ดวาร์ก"
    },
    {
      "code": "tn",
      "lang": "Tswana",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ],
      "word": "thakadu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "karıncayiyen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "aardvark"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "borudişli"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "trubkozúb",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "трубкозу́б"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "baedd daear"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grugarth"
    },
    {
      "code": "wo",
      "lang": "Wolof",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "njaxat bi"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "erdshvayn",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ערדשווײַן"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "word": "àfèìmòjò"
    },
    {
      "code": "zu",
      "lang": "Zulu",
      "sense": "mammal",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8"
      ],
      "word": "isambane"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aardvark"
}

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