aardwolf

[ahrd-woolf]

aard·wolf

[ahrd-woolf]
noun, plural aard·wolves.
a striped, hyenalike mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, that feeds chiefly on insects.

Origin:
1825–35; < Afrikaans erdwolf < Dutch aardwolf, equivalent to aarde earth + wolf wolf
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aardwolf (ˈɑːdˌwʊlf)
 
n , pl -wolves
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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aardwolf

insectivorous carnivore that resembles a small striped hyena. The shy, mainly nocturnal aardwolf lives on the arid plains of Africa. There are two geographically separate populations, one centred in South Africa and the other in East Africa.

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