aardvark
意味
- ツチブタ(シロアリを主食とするアフリカ産の哺乳動物)
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
Borrowed from Afrikaans aardvark (now rare), erdvark, from aarde (“earth”, from Middle Dutch aerde) + vark (“pig”, from Middle Dutch varken). Early European colonists in South Africa noticed that the animal was similar to a pig, while aarde hints at the animal's habit of burrowing.