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aardwolf
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aard·wolf  (ärdwlf)
n.
A mammal (Proteles cristatus) native to southern and eastern Africa that resembles the hyena, has gray fur with black stripes, and feeds mainly on termites and insect larvae.
[Afrikaans : aarde, earth (from Middle Dutch aerde; see er-2 in Indo-European roots) + wolf, wolf (from Middle Dutch; see wkwo- in Indo-European roots).]
aardwolf [ˈɑːdˌwʊlf]
n pl -wolves
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a nocturnal mammal, Proteles cristatus, that inhabits the plains of southern Africa and feeds on termites and insect larvae: family Hyaenidae (hyenas), order Carnivora (carnivores)
[from Afrikaans, from aarde earth + wolf wolf]
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Noun1.aardwolf - striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insectsaardwolf - striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects
Proteles cristata
hyaena, hyena - doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
genus Proteles, Proteles - aardwolf
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