Aardvark vs Armadillo - What's the difference?
aardvark | armadillo |
The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal
A silly or credulous person who is prone to mistakes or blunders.
Any of a family of burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, genus Dasypus .
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As nouns the difference between aardvark and armadillo
is that aardvark is the nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal while armadillo is any of a family of burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, genus dasypus .aardvark
English
(wikipedia aardvark) (Orycteropus afer)Alternative forms
* aard-vark, erdvarkNoun
(en noun)- The aardvark burrows in the ground and feeds mostly on termites, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue.
- I walked into the wrong bathroom like a total aardvark .
Synonyms
* (mammal) African anteater, antbear, ant bear or ant-bear, anteater, earth pigarmadillo
English
Noun
(en-noun)Nick Miroff
Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […], passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.}}