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    aardvark

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Animals
    aard·vark /ˈɑːdvɑːk $ ˈɑːrdvɑːrk/ noun [countable]  HBAa large animal from southern Africa that has a very long nose and eats small insects 土豚〔非洲南部的一种大型动物，鼻长，食小昆虫〕
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    aardvark• The story was about an aardvark who wanted to change his nose.• Words such as aardvark use a number of nodes which are not shared with any other words.    Origin aardvark (1700-1800) Afrikaans “earth-pig”
    aard·vark nounChineseSyllable
    that animal Corpus a southern from large Africa


    aardvark
    aard‧vark /ˈɑːdvɑːk $ ˈɑːrdvɑːrk/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Language: Afrikaans
     Origin: 'earth-pig'
    a large animal from southern Africa that has a very long nose and eats small insects


    aard·varkBrE /ˈɑːdvɑːk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɑːrdvɑːrk/ 🔊 nounan animal from southern Africa that has a long nose and tongue and that eats insects 土豚（非洲食蚁兽）