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earth pigs

earth pigs is the plural of earth pig.

Meaning of earth pig

Noun

earth pig (plural earth pigs)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) The aardvark.
    • In the high grassy plateaus, with their isolated groups of bushy shrubs, we find, together with the earth pigs and armadilloes mentioned above, two kinds of gazelles (Cephalophus mergens and Calotragus campestris).1881, Land, sea and sky; or, Wonders of life and nature
    Synonyms:
    earthhog

Questions about earth pigs

What is earth pigs the plural of?
Earth pigs is the plural of earth pig.

Words near earth pigs in the dictionary

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  5. earth pig
  6. earth pigs
  7. earth pillar
  8. earth pillars
  9. earth pitch
  10. earth plate
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