Aard'-värk, n.

n. [D., earth-pig.] (Zoöl.) An edentate plantegrade mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, allied to the armadillo, and somewhat resembling in appearance a small, short-legged pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches by means of its long, slimy tongue. Eng. Cyc.