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aardwolf in British English
(ˈɑːdˌwʊlf)
nounWord forms: plural -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)
Word origin
C19: from Afrikaans, from aarde earth + wolf wolfaardwolf in American English
(ˈɑrdˌwʊlf)
nounWord forms: plural ˈaardˌwolves (ˈɑrdˌwʊlvz)
a nocturnal S African carnivore (Proteles cristatus) of the same family as the hyena, that feeds chiefly on termites and insect larvae
Word origin
Afrik, earth wolfImage ofaardwolf
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