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Aardvark vs Pangolin - What's the difference?

aardvark | pangolin |

As nouns the difference between aardvark and pangolin

is that aardvark is the nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal species: Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa while pangolin is the scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, the sole extant genus of which is Manis.

aardvark

English

(wikipedia aardvark) (Orycteropus afer)

Alternative forms

* aard-vark, erdvark

Noun

(en noun)
  • The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal
    • The aardvark burrows in the ground and feeds mostly on termites, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue.
  • A silly or credulous person who is prone to mistakes or blunders.
    • I walked into the wrong bathroom like a total aardvark .

    Synonyms

    * (mammal) African anteater, antbear, ant bear or ant-bear, anteater, earth pig

    pangolin

    English

    (wikipedia pangolin) (Pholidota)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, the sole extant genus of which is Manis .

    • Synonyms

    * trenggiling * scaly anteater

    Derived terms

    * Chinese pangolin * giant pangolin * ground pangolin * Indian pangolin * long-tailed pangolin * Philippine pangolin * Sunda pangolin * tree pangolin