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The Aardvark
Aard means earth
Vark means pig
The aardvark is not a species of pig, it belongs to the Order Tubulidentata of the mammal class whereas pigs belong to the Order Cetartiodactyla
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The name of what animal comes from the Afrikaans word for earth pig?
Aardvark.
What animal does the Afrikaans word for 'earth pig' refer to?
The Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) (afer: from Africa) is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. It is sometimes called "antbear", "anteater", "Cape anteater" (after the Cape of Good Hope), "earth hog" or "earth pig". The name comes from the Afrikaans/Dutch for "earth pig" (aarde earth, varken pig), because early settlers from Europe thought it resembled a domesticated pig. However, the aardvark is not closely related to the pig; rather, it is the sole recent representative of the obscure mammalian order Tubulidentata, in which it is usually considered to form a single variable species of the genus Orycteropus, coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae. Nor is the aardvark closely related to the South American anteater, despite sharing some characteristics and a superficial resemblance. The closest living relatives of the aardvark are the elephant shrews, along with the sirenians, hyraxes, tenrecs, and elephants.
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The name of which animal comes from the Afrikaans word for earth pig?
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The name of what animal comes from the Afrikaans word for earth pig?
Aardvark.
What does the name aardvark means?
Originating from Afrikaans, aardvark means "earth pig".
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