/ Dictionary / Index A aardvark: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: aard•vark Pronunciation: (ärd'värk"), [key] — n. a large, nocturnal, burrowing mammal, Orycteropus afer, of central and southern Africa, feeding on ants and termites and having a long, extensile tongue, strong claws, and long ears. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: aardvark (Thesaurus) Aarau aardwolf Related Content Daily Word Quiz: rustic Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language