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aardwolf
[ ahrd-woolf ]
/ Ë?É‘rdËŒwÊŠlf /
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noun, plural aard·wolves.
a striped, hyenalike mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, that feeds chiefly on insects.
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British Dictionary definitions for aardwolf
aardwolf
/ (Ë?É‘Ë?dËŒwÊŠlf) /
noun 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 for aardwolf
C19: from Afrikaans, from aarde earth + wolf wolf
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