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What is the literal meaning of 'aardvark?'
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#21566. Asked by Val.
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MotherGoose
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It is Dutch for 'earth pig'. Aarde (earth) and varken (pig). Reference: many dictionaries will have this information.
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Brainy Blonde
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Brainy Blonde says: 'Myrslok' (the aardvark) means 'ant-hanger' or possibly 'ant-bum,' more fun altogether than the somewhat prosaic English version, 'ant-eater.' See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A122194 Sun Aug 18 08:24:16 CDT 2002 (Delete Entry) (Edited for content - McG)
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