AARDVARKS Synonyms

• toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites

• any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites

• nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata

• small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct

• a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea

• a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia

• large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America

• nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata

• a person who lacks good judgment

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

• make a fool or dupe of

• spend frivolously and unwisely

• fool or hoax

• indulge in horseplay

• Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)

• Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

• nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata