aardvarks
- plural of aardvark.
Example Sentences
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In South Africa, the genetic information they gathered suggested three regional divisions of aardvarks, indicating that animals in western, central and eastern regions of South Africa were somewhat isolated from each other.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2023
Though species that lived in pairs such as Müller’s gibbons tended to live longer than loner species such as aardvarks, group-living species such as elephants generally lived the longest.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 31, 2023
The scientists examined animals that lost their full body hair along with others, such as bison, guinea pigs, aardvarks and bears, that have retained full coats of fur.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2023
I haven’t had any encounters with aardvarks, although I think there may be one that lives in an apartment across the street.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2022
For instance, one African melon species is so well adapted to being eaten by a hyena-like animal called the aardvark that most melons of that species grow on the latrine sites of aardvarks.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
