aardvark

Significado (Inglés)

The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.

Conceptos

cerdo hormiguero

oricteropo

oso hormiguero

Orycteropus Afer

orycteropus afer

Sinónimos

anteater

antbear

ant bear

earth pig

African anteater

ant-bear

aard-vark

Orycteropus afer

Traducciones

oryctérope

Erdferkel

aardvarken

oritteropo

porc formiguer

Orycteropus afer

cochon de terre

خنزير الأرض

oryctérope du Cap

aardvark

yerdomuzu

porco-da-terra

yer domuzu

oricteropo

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈɑːd.vɑːk/

Etimología (Inglés)

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.