[ahrd-woo
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| a striped, hyenalike mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, that feeds chiefly on insects. |
| aard·wolf (ärd'wŏŏlf') 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 w  kwo- in Indo-European roots).] |