different between aardvark vs numbat

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• aard-vark, erdvark

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans aardvark (obsolete), erdvark, from aarde (“earth”), (from Dutch, 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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???d.v??k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???d.v??k/

Noun

aardvark (plural aardvarks)

1. The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. [from late 18^th c.]

   Synonyms: African anteater, antbear, ant bear, anteater, earth pig

2. (slang, particularly in the southeast US) A silly or credulous person who is prone to mistakes or blunders.

   Synonym: fool

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Translations

References

• Aard-vark in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch aardvarken, from aarde (“earth, soil”) +? varken (“pig”).

Noun

aardvark (plural aardvarke)

1. Obsolete form of erdvark.

Portuguese

Noun

aardvark m (plural aardvarks)

1. aardvark (mammal)

   Synonyms: oricterope, porco-da-terra, jimbo, porco-formigueiro, timba, timbo

English

Noun

numbat (plural numbats)

1. A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.

Synonyms

• (Myrmecobius fasciatus): banded anteater (obsolete)

Translations

Anagrams

• Tubman, tubman