aardvark
noun
°The mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
"''The aardvark burrows in the ground and feeds mostly on termites, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue."
°(slang particularly in the southeast _ US) A silly or credulous person who is prone to mistakes or blunders.
"I walked into the wrong bathroom like a total aardvark."
synonyms: african anteater, antbear, ant bear, ant-bear more» , anteater, earth pig