Incazelo yesichazamazwi yegama elithi "aardvark" isilwane esincelisayo sasebusuku sase-Afrika esinekhala ende, izindlebe ezinde, nolimi olunamathelayo olusetshenziselwa ukubamba izintuthwane nomuhlwa. Igama laso lesayensi yi-Orycteropus afer, futhi iwukuphela kwezinhlobo eziphilayo ngendlela ethi Tubulidentata. I-aardvark yaziwa nangokuthi "i-antbear" ngenxa yokudla kwayo izintuthwane nomuhlwa.