aard·wolf

(ärd′wo͝olf′)

A mammal (Proteles cristatus) of southern and eastern Africa, similar to a hyena but feeding mainly on termites and insect larvae.

[Afrikaans : aarde, earth (from Middle Dutch aerde; see er- in Indo-European roots) + wolf, wolf (from Middle Dutch; see wl̥k^wo- in Indo-European roots).]

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aardwolf

(ˈɑːdˌwʊlf)

n, pl -wolves

(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)

[C19: from Afrikaans, from aarde earth + wolf wolf]

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aard•wolf

(ˈɑrdˌwʊlf)

n., pl. -wolves.

a shaggy, striped African carnivore, Proteles cristatus, related to the hyena, that subsists largely on termites and insect larvae.

[1825–35; < Afrikaans erdwolf < Dutch aardwolf=aarde earth + wolf wolf]

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aardwolf - 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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