aardvarkn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːdvɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈɑrdˌvɑrk/, South African English

/ˈɑːdfɑːk/,

/ˈɑːtfɑːk/

Inflections: Plural aardvarks, unchanged.

Forms:

α. 1700s aardvarken, 1800s aardvarké, 1800s– aardevark, 1800s– aardvaark (nonstandard), 1800s– aardvark.

β. 1900s erdverk, 1700s erdverken, 1900s– erdvark.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch aardvarken; Afrikaans erdvark; Afrikaans aardvark.

Etymology: < South African Dutch aardvarken (1779; Afrikaans erdvark, †aardvark) < Dutch aard- , combining form of aarde earth n.¹ + varken hog, pig (see farrow n.). Compare earlier earth hog n. and also earth-pig n. at earth n.¹ Compounds 8a.

A medium-sized, nocturnal African mammal, Orycteropus afer, which has sparse hair, long ears, an elongated snout, strong burrowing limbs, and a thick tail, feeding solely on ants and termites. Also called antbear, earth-pig, etc.The aardvark is the sole living member of the order Tubulidentata, belonging, with the elephants and their allies, to the superorder Afrotheria.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Tubulidertata or aardvark > [noun]

earth hog1731

aardvark1785

earth-pig1785

ant bear1796

orycterope1827

groundhog1840

α.

1785 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope I. vii. 270 The aard-varken, or earth-pig, which, probably, is a species of manis.

1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. 343 Besides the holes of the Aardvark, those of the Springhaas (Springhare)..were very frequent.

1847 J. Barrow Reflect. 146 The aard-varké, or earth-hog (the Myrmecophaga Capensis), is also very common, undermines the ground, and seldom appears but in the night.

1878 T. J. Lucas Camp Life & Sport 86 In the category of strange creatures to be found in this district, I must not omit the ant-bear, or ‘aard-vark’ (earth pig).

1929 J. G. Van Alphen Jan Venter 283 ‘It's an aardvark,’ cried Grobbelaar. It was a hefty specimen of Cape ant-eater with a three-foot body, digging itself in.

1951 A. Roberts Mammals S. Afr. (1954) 239 Orycteropodidæ... The family comprises the Antbears of the Old World, or Aardvarks (in Afrikaans now spelt Erdvarks).

2001 Trav. Afr. Winter 37/1 On foot, we followed a lugga (dry riverbed), thick with the previous night's spoor (tracks): porcupine, aardvark, lion, leopard and wild dog.

β. 1796 E. Helme tr. F. Le Vaillant's New Trav. III. 392 This ant-bear is called in the colonies erd-verken (earth hog).1924 G. Baumann in E. Bright & G. Baumann Lost Republic (1940) 112 They were discussing the enormous speed at which an ‘erdvark’ (ant-bear) dug itself in.1959 L. G. Green These Wonders to Behold 207 That creature of obscure origin, that champion tunneller of the veld, the erdvark or ant-eater.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aardvark
释义	aardvarkn. Brit. /ˈɑːdvɑːk/, U.S. /ˈɑrdˌvɑrk/, South African English /ˈɑːdfɑːk/, /ˈɑːtfɑːk/ Inflections: Plural aardvarks, unchanged. Forms: α. 1700s aardvarken, 1800s aardvarké, 1800s– aardevark, 1800s– aardvaark (nonstandard), 1800s– aardvark. β. 1900s erdverk, 1700s erdverken, 1900s– erdvark. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch aardvarken; Afrikaans erdvark; Afrikaans aardvark. Etymology: < South African Dutch aardvarken (1779; Afrikaans erdvark, †aardvark) < Dutch aard- , combining form of aarde earth n.¹ + varken hog, pig (see farrow n.). Compare earlier earth hog n. and also earth-pig n. at earth n.¹ Compounds 8a. A medium-sized, nocturnal African mammal, Orycteropus afer, which has sparse hair, long ears, an elongated snout, strong burrowing limbs, and a thick tail, feeding solely on ants and termites. Also called antbear, earth-pig, etc.The aardvark is the sole living member of the order Tubulidentata, belonging, with the elephants and their allies, to the superorder Afrotheria. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Tubulidertata or aardvark > [noun] earth hog1731 aardvark1785 earth-pig1785 ant bear1796 orycterope1827 groundhog1840 α. 1785 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope I. vii. 270 The aard-varken, or earth-pig, which, probably, is a species of manis. 1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. 343 Besides the holes of the Aardvark, those of the Springhaas (Springhare)..were very frequent. 1847 J. Barrow Reflect. 146 The aard-varké, or earth-hog (the Myrmecophaga Capensis), is also very common, undermines the ground, and seldom appears but in the night. 1878 T. J. Lucas Camp Life & Sport 86 In the category of strange creatures to be found in this district, I must not omit the ant-bear, or ‘aard-vark’ (earth pig). 1929 J. G. Van Alphen Jan Venter 283 ‘It's an aardvark,’ cried Grobbelaar. It was a hefty specimen of Cape ant-eater with a three-foot body, digging itself in. 1951 A. Roberts Mammals S. Afr. (1954) 239 Orycteropodidæ... The family comprises the Antbears of the Old World, or Aardvarks (in Afrikaans now spelt Erdvarks). 2001 Trav. Afr. Winter 37/1 On foot, we followed a lugga (dry riverbed), thick with the previous night's spoor (tracks): porcupine, aardvark, lion, leopard and wild dog. β. 1796 E. Helme tr. F. Le Vaillant's New Trav. III. 392 This ant-bear is called in the colonies erd-verken (earth hog).1924 G. Baumann in E. Bright & G. Baumann Lost Republic (1940) 112 They were discussing the enormous speed at which an ‘erdvark’ (ant-bear) dug itself in.1959 L. G. Green These Wonders to Behold 207 That creature of obscure origin, that champion tunneller of the veld, the erdvark or ant-eater. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1785
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