aardwolf

See also: aard-wolf

English

aardwolf

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans aardwolf.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːdˌwʊlf/
  • (file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹd.ˌwʊlf/
  • Hyphenation: aard‧wolf

Noun

aardwolf (plural aardwolves or aardwolfs)

  1. A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
    • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 108:
      Today the only dog-like hyena is Africa’s termite-eating aardwolf.

Translations

See also

  • Proteles

Further reading

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

Etymology

From aarde (earth, soil) + wolf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɑːrtvoɫf]
  • (file)

Noun

aardwolf (plural aardwolwe)

  1. aardwolf

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans aardwolf. Equivalent to aard + wolf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːrtˌʋɔlf/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: aard‧wolf

Noun

aardwolf m (plural aardwolven, diminutive aardwolfje n)

  1. aardwolf
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