aardwolfn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːdwʊlf/, U.S.

/ˈɑrdˌwʊlf/, South African English

/ˈɑːdvɒlf/,

/ˈɑːdvʊlf/,

/ˈɑːtvɒlf/,

/ˈɑːtvʊlf/,

/ˈɑːdwʊlf/

Inflections: Plural aardwolves.

Forms: 1800s– aardewolf, 1800s– aardwolf.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch aardwolf.

Etymology: < South African Dutch aardwolf (1779; Afrikaans aardwolf ; < Dutch aard- , combining form of aarde earth n.¹ + wolf wolf n.), chiefly with assimilation of the second element to wolf n., as shown by both the pronunciation and the plural form aardwolves (compare Dutch aardwolven , Afrikaans aardwolwe ). Compare earlier earth wolf n. at earth n.¹ Compounds 8a.

A small, nocturnal African hyena, Proteles cristata, which has a mane along the back and black vertical stripes, feeding chiefly on termites. Also called earth wolf, maanhaar (jackal).

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > [noun] > family Hyaenidae (hyena) > genus Proteles (aard-wolf)

aardwolf1833

hyena-dog1838

maanhaar1896

1833 Penny Cycl. I. 4/2 The genus proteles contains but a single species, the Aard-wolf or earth-wolf.., so called by the European colonists in the neighbourhood of Algoa Bay in South Africa.

1847 W. B. Carpenter Zool.: Systematic Acct. I. §198 The Aard-wolf (earth-wolf)..is evidently the connecting link between the Hyænas and the Civets.

1871 J. McKay Reminisc. 22 There is the hyena.., of which there are different species, such as the aarde-wolf, the tiger-wolf, striped hyena, and the strand-wolf or maned jackal.

1900 W. L. Sclater Mammals of S. Afr. I. 82 The aard wolf..is a slow animal and can be run down by an active man, and is easily outpaced by dogs.

1940 Econ. Geogr. 16 386/2 It [sc. the Saharan sub-region] lacks entirely the mouse-deer, aardwolf, river shrew, golden mole, gorilla and chimpanzee.

1994 Nature 24 Feb. 684/2 The similar appearances of meek little insect-eating aardwolves and ferocious big lion-killing hyenas also comes to mind.

2007 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 18 Mar. v. 3 A tan-and-white creature I'd never seen before skittered across our path: a nocturnal special, the aardwolf (Afrikaans for earth wolf).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aardwolf
释义	aardwolfn. Brit. /ˈɑːdwʊlf/, U.S. /ˈɑrdˌwʊlf/, South African English /ˈɑːdvɒlf/, /ˈɑːdvʊlf/, /ˈɑːtvɒlf/, /ˈɑːtvʊlf/, /ˈɑːdwʊlf/ Inflections: Plural aardwolves. Forms: 1800s– aardewolf, 1800s– aardwolf. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch aardwolf. Etymology: < South African Dutch aardwolf (1779; Afrikaans aardwolf ; < Dutch aard- , combining form of aarde earth n.¹ + wolf wolf n.), chiefly with assimilation of the second element to wolf n., as shown by both the pronunciation and the plural form aardwolves (compare Dutch aardwolven , Afrikaans aardwolwe ). Compare earlier earth wolf n. at earth n.¹ Compounds 8a. A small, nocturnal African hyena, Proteles cristata, which has a mane along the back and black vertical stripes, feeding chiefly on termites. Also called earth wolf, maanhaar (jackal). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > [noun] > family Hyaenidae (hyena) > genus Proteles (aard-wolf) aardwolf1833 hyena-dog1838 maanhaar1896 1833 Penny Cycl. I. 4/2 The genus proteles contains but a single species, the Aard-wolf or earth-wolf.., so called by the European colonists in the neighbourhood of Algoa Bay in South Africa. 1847 W. B. Carpenter Zool.: Systematic Acct. I. §198 The Aard-wolf (earth-wolf)..is evidently the connecting link between the Hyænas and the Civets. 1871 J. McKay Reminisc. 22 There is the hyena.., of which there are different species, such as the aarde-wolf, the tiger-wolf, striped hyena, and the strand-wolf or maned jackal. 1900 W. L. Sclater Mammals of S. Afr. I. 82 The aard wolf..is a slow animal and can be run down by an active man, and is easily outpaced by dogs. 1940 Econ. Geogr. 16 386/2 It [sc. the Saharan sub-region] lacks entirely the mouse-deer, aardwolf, river shrew, golden mole, gorilla and chimpanzee. 1994 Nature 24 Feb. 684/2 The similar appearances of meek little insect-eating aardwolves and ferocious big lion-killing hyenas also comes to mind. 2007 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 18 Mar. v. 3 A tan-and-white creature I'd never seen before skittered across our path: a nocturnal special, the aardwolf (Afrikaans for earth wolf). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1833
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