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单词 aardwolf
释义

aardwolf

noun

aard·​wolf ˈärd-ˌwu̇lf How to pronounce aardwolf (audio)
plural aardwolves ˈärd-ˌwu̇lvz How to pronounce aardwolf (audio)
: a maned striped nocturnal mammal (Proteles cristatus) of southern and eastern Africa that resembles the related hyenas and feeds chiefly on insects and especially termites

Illustration of aardwolf

Illustration of aardwolf

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The conservation union’s hyena specialist group is currently conducting the largest global survey of the four species of hyena — spotted, striped, brown and the aardwolf — since the 1990s. Helen Sullivan, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2019

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from early Afrikaans, from aarde "earth" + wolf "wolf"; akin to Old English eorthe "earth" and to Old English wulf "wolf" — more at earth entry 1, wolf entry 1

Note: Regarding early Afrikaans aarde, see note at aardvark. The modern Afrikaans name for the animal is maanhaarjakkal.

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

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