earth pig

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɜːθpɪɡ/    美 /ˈɝθpɪɡ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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).

词形变化

earth pigs plural earth-pig alternative earthpig alternative

词源

Calque of Afrikaans aardvark (literally “earth-pig”), equivalent to earth + pig.
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