Earth pig
/ˈɜːθpɪɡ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The aardvark. nonstandard, rare
"In the high grassy plateaus, with their isolated groups of bushy shrubs, we find, together with the earth pigs and armadilloes mentioned above, two kinds of gazelles (Cephalophus mergens and Calotragus campestris)."
Synonyms
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More examples"In the high grassy plateaus, with their isolated groups of bushy shrubs, we find, together with the earth pigs and armadilloes mentioned above, two kinds of gazelles (Cephalophus mergens and Calotragus campestris)."
Etymology
Calque of Afrikaans aardvark (literally “earth-pig”), equivalent to earth + pig.