Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Aard-vark \Aard"-vark`\ ([aum]rd"v[aum]rk`), n. [D., earth-pig.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   An edentate mammal, of the genus {Orycteropus}, somewhat
   resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It
   burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it
   catches with its long, slimy tongue.