Brazilian aardvark
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Brazilian aardvark
- /bɹəˌzɪ.ljən ˈɑːd.vɑːk/ UK
- /bɹəˌzɪ.ljən ˈɑɹd.vɑɹk/ US
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The name was picked up following its insertion into Wikipedia in July 2008 by Dylan Breves as a joke. The hoax was uncovered in 2014, but some use of the name has continued.
noun Brazilian aardvarks
- The coati (Nasua spp.). Specializing mostly in birds, pheasants and ducks, they also have a few donkeys, snakes, porcupines and a group of animals: Brazilian aardvarks, Mexican tejon, hog-nosed coons, pistoes and snookum bears, which are cousins of the racoon.
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title = {Brazilian aardvark},
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