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aardvark

aardvark (ärd´värk´) noun
A burrowing mammal (Orycteropus afer) of southern Africa, having a stocky, hairy body, large ears, a long tubular snout, and powerful digging claws.
[Obsolete Afrikaans : aarde, earth (from Middle Dutch aerde) + vark, pig (from Middle Dutch varken).]

aardvark

aardvark (ärd´värk´), nocturnal MAMMAL (genus Orycteropus) found in Africa. About 6 ft (180 cm) long, it has a long snout, large, erect ears, a body almost devoid of hair, and a long tail. It claws open ant and termite nests with its forefeet and uses its long, sticky tongue to capture insects.

• Although the aardvark, "earth pig", endemic to Africa, shares some similarities with the South American anteater, the two are not related. Hearing and sense of smell is acute but eyesight is poor. Tongue is sticky and can reach 18" from the mouth. Eats primarily termites and ants.

• The aardvark has such a well-developed sense of hearing, it can detect and locate distant ants on a nighttime march.

• Aardvark's Odd Ark vintage clothing store located in Canoga Park as well as Melrose
• IDM glitch track _Bolt Action Aardvark_ MP3 (192k) by Proem off of _Negativ_ CD on Merck #006 (2001)

first mention of aardvarks in Usenet:

From: egy@sdchema.UUCP (egy@sdchema.UUCP)
Subject: Re: Aardvarks? - (nf)
Newsgroups: net.comics
Date: 1983-06-18 06:00:54 PST

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you could read back issues of this newsgroup, you would find many questions about Cerebus, and its fate.

As a matter of fact, the conclusion of the High Society Epic has everyone enthralled.

                             I am
                             GINO!

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