maanhaarn.

1892 J. A. Nicolls & W. Eglington Sportsman in S. Afr. 93 The ‘Mona (maned) jackal,’ by which name it is most commonly known, may be found all over South Africa.]

1896 R. Wallace Farming Industries Cape Colony 338 The Maanhaar (maned) jackal..an animal intermediate in appearance between the hyena and the common jackal, has recently been the subject of discussion, as to whether it attacked sheep or not.

1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 20 Aardwolf,..called more frequently the Maanhaar.

1918 S. H. Skaife Animal Life 267 The aard-wolf, or maanhaar jackal, is found in many parts of South Africa, both in the open plains and in the bushy veld. It is nocturnal, lying up during the day in some hole in the ground or amid thick bush.

1970 Daily Dispatch (East London, S. Afr.) 6 June 9 He said many of the poachers killed for the sake of killing, especially animals like the maanhaar jackal.

1970 in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) (at cited word) A maanhaar entered the yard and stole a fowl.