aardvark
African burrowing mammal
An aardvark is a burrowing African mammal with a long snout, large ears, and a sticky tongue for eating ants and termites.
It's nocturnal and solitary, emerging at night to raid insect mounds.
The name comes from Afrikaans for "earth pig," though it's unrelated to pigs.
Because it begins with two A's, aardvark often appears first in dictionaries and encyclopedias.
Wood-devouring social insect
- antSmall colonial insect
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- tongueOral muscle for taste
- snoutBeast's protruding face
nocturnal hunting · larvae · mound · sticky · protein · licking · colony · nest
Beast's protruding face
- earsAuditory organs, paired
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
- tongueOral muscle for taste
- thick skinImmunity to criticism
tail · poor eyesight · keen smell · elongated · hairless
Animal's dug dwelling
- excavateRemove earth systematically
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- denPrivate room or lair
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
digging · claws · soil · earth · shelter · warren · subterranean · hole
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- twilightLight after sunset
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- darknessTotal absence of light
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
den · sleeping · solitary · elusive · secretive · dusk · burrow · reclusive
Tropical grassland ecosystem
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- KalahariSouthern African semi-desert
- SerengetiTanzanian ecosystem of grasslands
- KrugerBoer statesman's surname
veld · sub-Saharan · wildlife · habitat · grassland · termite mound · bushveld · kopje
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termite
Wood-devouring social insect
snout · nocturnal hunting · larvae · mound · sticky · protein · licking · colony · nest · invertebrate
snout
Beast's protruding face
thick skin · tail · poor eyesight · keen smell · elongated · hairless
burrow
Animal's dug dwelling
underground · digging · claws · soil · earth · shelter · warren · subterranean · hole · lair
nighttime
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- twilightLight after sunset
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- darknessTotal absence of light
moonlight · den · sleeping · solitary · elusive · secretive · dusk · burrow · reclusive
savannah
Tropical grassland ecosystem
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- KalahariSouthern African semi-desert
- SerengetiTanzanian ecosystem of grasslands
Kruger · veld · sub-Saharan · wildlife · habitat · grassland · termite mound · bushveld · kopje · waterhole
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