Aardvarks and Aardwolves

Source: National Geographic

aardvark |ˈärdˌvärk|
ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from South African Dutch, from aarde ‘earth’ + vark ‘pig.’


aardwolf |ˈärdˌwoŏlf|

ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from South African Dutch, from aarde ‘earth’ + wolf ‘wolf.’

In retrospect, the dictionary plug-in on my Mac that is accessible via Quicksilver is actually pretty good. It occasionally gives even more info than my Concise Oxford English Dictionary.