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aardwolf

[ ahrd-woolf ]

noun

plural aardwolves.
  1. a striped, hyenalike mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, that feeds chiefly on insects.


aardwolf

/ ˈɑːdˌwʊlf /

noun

  1. 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aardwolf1

1825–35; < Afrikaans erdwolf < Dutch aardwolf, equivalent to aarde earth + wolf wolf
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aardwolf1

C19: from Afrikaans, from aarde earth + wolf wolf
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Example Sentences

They have their own family, Hyaenidae, comprising four species: the spotted hyena, striped hyena, brown hyena, and the aardwolf, which isn’t a wolf but looks like one.  

But included also in the image sets are some rare and elusive animals, such as the aardwolf and the zorilla.

From BBC

Africa is home to the aardvark, the sole living member of the order Tubulidentata; the aardwolf, a hyena relative; and pangolins, or scaly anteaters, also in their own order, Pholidota.

When the aardwolf came back, and sniffed out what he had done, he said things.

Like the aardvark—whose name means "earth pig"—the aardwolf feasts on insects in termite mounds. 

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