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Definition: AARD-VARK |
AARD-VARKNoun1. An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue. |
Note: Aard-vark \Aard"-vark`\ ([aum]rd"v[aum]rk`), noun. [D., earth-pig.]. (Websters 1913) |
Crosswords: AARD-VARK |
| English words defined with "AARD-VARK": Ant-eater ♦ Fodientia ♦ Oryctere. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "aard-vark"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Pig Latin | aard-varkay.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Orycteropodidae, Orycteropus afer. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: aardvark. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-d-k-r-r-v" | |
-3 letters: radar. | |
-4 letters: arak, dark, kava, vara. | |
-5 letters: ark, ava, dak, rad, var. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-a-d-k-r-r-v" | |
+1 letter: aardvarks. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 41 52 44 2D 56 41 52 4B |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01000001 01010010 01000100 00101101 01010110 01000001 01010010 01001011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A A R D - V A R K |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0041 0052 0044 002D 0056 0041 0052 004B |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)353552381556355245 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Translations: Modern 4. Translations: Ancient | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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