Erdferkel

Meaning

aardvark, earth pig

Concepts

aardvark

aard-vark

ant bear

anteater

ant-bear

antbear

earth pig

African anteater

Synonyms

Ameisenbär

Translations

oryctérope

oritteropo

aardvarken

porc formiguer

cerdo hormiguero

oryctérope du Cap

cochon de terre

yerdomuzu

oricteropo

خنزير الأرض

porco-da-terra

yer domuzu

oricterope

oricteropo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈeːɐ̯tˌfɛʁkl̩/

Etymology

From Erde (“earth”) + Ferkel (“piglet”), after South African Dutch aardvarken. First described in German by Peter Kolbe in 1719, who called it Erdschwein, a more literal calque. The form Erdferkel uses a word that is cognate with Dutch varken (“pig”) but has a slightly different sense.