ickplant@lemmy.world to aww@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoIt's not an aardvark. It's not a wolf. It's an aardwolf: a small, insectivorous mammal, native to East and Southern Africalemmy.worldimagemessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down10
arrow-up162arrow-down1imageIt's not an aardvark. It's not a wolf. It's an aardwolf: a small, insectivorous mammal, native to East and Southern Africalemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to aww@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoNothing to do with an aardvark - “aard” means “earth”. “Aardvark” translates to “earth pig.”
minus-squareSkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoEarth as in dirt/ground. So Aardvark translates literally to Groundhog.
Nothing to do with an aardvark - “aard” means “earth”. “Aardvark” translates to “earth pig.”
Earth as in dirt/ground. So Aardvark translates literally to Groundhog.