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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescerdo hormiguero
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈseɾðo oɾmiˈɣeɾo
"El cerdo hormiguero es un animal nocturno."
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A nocturnal burrowing mammal native to Africa, characterized by a long snout, large ears, and a sticky tongue used for eating termites and ants.
"The aardvark used its powerful claws to tear open the termite mound."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Afrikaans, combining 'aarde' (earth) and 'vark' (pig), reflecting the animal's burrowing habits and pig-like snout. It entered the English language in the late 18th century from South African Dutch explorers describing the native nocturnal mammal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aardvark" is said worldwide
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oryctérope
Transliteration: o-ʁik-te-ʁop
"L'oryctérope cherche des termites la nuit."
Erdferkel
Transliteration: ˈeːɐ̯tˌfɛʁkl̩
"Das Erdferkel gräbt nach Termiten."
oritteropo
Transliteration: o-rit-te-ˈrɔ-po
"L'oritteropo ha un muso simile a quello di un maiale."
cerdo hormiguero
Transliteration: ˈseɾðo oɾmiˈɣeɾo
"El cerdo hormiguero es un animal nocturno."
oricteropo
Transliteration: o-ɾi-kte-ˈɾo-pu
"O oricteropo alimenta-se principalmente de formigas."
आर्डवार्क
Transliteration: aardvaark
"आर्डवार्क मुख्य रूप से दीमक खाता है।"
土豚
Transliteration: tǔ tún
"土豚是一种夜行性哺乳动物。"
땅돼지
Transliteration: ttangdwaeji
"땅돼지는 주로 개미와 흰개미를 먹습니다."
ツチブタ
Transliteration: tsuchibuta
"ツチブタは夜行性の動物です。"
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