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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

ah, so "vark" is much like "dog" in english when it is used in animal names like "prairie dog"!

thanks for explaining!

I was gonna say "pig-wolf" sounds kind of goofy but it is actually pretty precise in behavioral desciption then isn't it?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Should be noted that "aard" means "ground/earth"

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

...by contrast to airwolf...