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Aardvark vs Zygote - What's the difference?

aardvark | zygote |

As nouns the difference between aardvark and zygote

is that aardvark is the nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal while zygote is zygote (fertilised egg cell).

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

    zygote

    English

    (wikipedia zygote)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fertilized egg cell.

    • Hyponyms

    * homozygote * heterozygote

    Derived terms

    () * zygotic

    Related terms

    () * dizygotic * monozygotic * zygosity