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Look up: Aardvark

  1. Aardvark
    The aardvark is a south African ant eating animal.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. aardvark
    [n] - nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Aardvark
    Series of half-track mine flails [UK]
    Found on http://www.jedsite.info/index.html

  4. aardvark
    <zoology> An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue. ... Origin: D, earth-pig. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. aardvark
    ant bear 1 anteater 1 Orycteropus afer noun nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Aardvark
    The `Aardvark` (`Orycteropus afer`) (`Digging foot`), sometimes called `antbear` is a medium-sized mammal native to Africa. The name comes from the Afrikaans/Dutch for `earth pig` (`aarde` earth, `varken` pig), because early settlers from Europe thought it resembled a pig. However, the Aardvark is not closely related to pigs, being placed in its own order.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark

  7. aardvark
    stocky African mammal found south of the Sahara Desert in savanna and semiarid areas. The name aardvark—Afrikaans for `earth pig`—refers to its ... [4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/1

  8. aardvark
    aardvark (ärd'värk) [Du.,=ground pig], nocturnal mammal of the genus Orycteropus, sole representative of the order Tubulidentata. There are two species, one in central Africa and the other in S Africa. The aardvark, about 6 ft (180 cm) long, has a long snout, large erect ears, an almos...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08020


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21 November 2009

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On 21st November 1974 the Provisional IRA plants bombs in two Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town. Twenty-one people die and 182 are injured. A few minutes before the explosions a warning had been telephoned to the local newspaper, the Birmingham Post and Mail, but it was far too late. The first Birmingham bomb, at the Mulberry Bush pub in the basement of the Rotunda, a 20-storey office and retail complex and it exploded six minutes after the telephone warning. There was not enough time for police to clear the area. Earlier that year nine soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded on a coach on the M62 near Bradford, while two bombs in Guildford killed four soldiers and injured scores of other people. read more

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