Get to know Aardvark better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like anteater or placental.
Aardvark meaning
The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata and somewhat resembling a pig. Common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
Synonyms of Aardvark
Using Aardvark
- The main meaning on this page is: The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata and somewhat resembling a pig. Common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
- Useful related words include: ant bear, anteater, orycteropus afer, placental.
- In the example corpus, aardvark often appears in combinations such as: the aardvark, an aardvark, aardvark is.
Context around Aardvark
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aardvark
- In this selection, "aardvark" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, part, taxidermied, cartoon, books, 360 and looks stand out and add context to how "aardvark" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a cartoon aardvark on may and aardvark books cafe. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aardvark" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and abdulai, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aardvark
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The aardvark is the world’s largest burrowing animal. (9 words)
A few words in standard English are derived from Afrikaans, such as aardvark (lit. (14 words)
And after reading Jessica Anthony’s hilarious political satire, “Enter the Aardvark,” most folks would agree. (16 words)
In fact, the cucumber and the aardvark have a symbiotic relationship as they eat the subterranean fruit, then defecate the seeds near their burrows, which then grow rapidly due to the loose soil and fertile nature of the area. (39 words)
A cartoon rat was to marry a cartoon aardvark on May 13th on Alabama Public Television and has set off a series of silly outrages that will continue until at least June 15. (33 words)
Furbert brings 12 years of marketing experience to the team, having previously worked as an associate at Aardvark Communications, a marketing executive at Digicel Bermuda, and a freelance marketing consultant,” the company said. (33 words)
After all, this is a world where an aardvark looks like and has a rabbit for a best friend; why would it be so remarkable that people are gay? (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Egyptian god Set is said (by some) to have the head of an aardvark or to be part aardvark.
Aardvark Books & Cafe is an independent bookshop run by Sheridan and Sarah Swinson in Brampton Bryan and is open Tuesday-Sunday 10am-4pm.
A closeted millennial Republican congressman planning his first reelection campaign receives a gigantic taxidermied aardvark in the mail.
And after reading Jessica Anthony’s hilarious political satire, “Enter the Aardvark,” most folks would agree.
Created in partnership with Aardvark 360, this remains one of London's most impressive virtual tours.
A cartoon rat was to marry a cartoon aardvark on May 13th on Alabama Public Television and has set off a series of silly outrages that will continue until at least June 15.
After all, this is a world where an aardvark looks like and has a rabbit for a best friend; why would it be so remarkable that people are gay?
Furbert brings 12 years of marketing experience to the team, having previously worked as an associate at Aardvark Communications, a marketing executive at Digicel Bermuda, and a freelance marketing consultant,” the company said.
The aardvark is the world’s largest burrowing animal.
For his most prominent facial feature, my father was fondly known in our family as The Aardvark.
A few words in standard English are derived from Afrikaans, such as aardvark (lit.
After an aardvark visit at a termite mound, other animals will visit to pick up all the leftovers.
An aardvark emerges from its burrow in the late afternoon or shortly after sunset, and forages over a considerable home range encompassing convert.
An aardvark's length is usually between convert, and can reach lengths of convert when its tail (which can be up to convert) is taken into account.
Digestive system The aardvark's stomach has a muscular pyloric area that acts as a gizzard to grind swallowed food up, thereby rendering chewing unnecessary.
In fact, the cucumber and the aardvark have a symbiotic relationship as they eat the subterranean fruit, then defecate the seeds near their burrows, which then grow rapidly due to the loose soil and fertile nature of the area.
In the military, the Air Force supersonic fighter-bomber F-111/FB-111 was nicknamed the Aardvark because of its long nose resembling the animal.
Only mothers and young share burrows; however, the aardvark is known to live in small family groups or as a solitary creature.
The aardvark is born with conventional incisors and canines at the front of the jaw, which fall out and are not replaced.
The double aa sequence does not occur in native English words, but is found in some words derived from foreign languages such as Aaron and aardvark.
Common combinations with aardvark
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the aardvark 10×
- an aardvark 4×
- aardvark is 3×