aardwolf
See also: aard-wolf
English
Alternative forms
- aard-wolf (archaic)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːdˌwʊlf/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹd.ˌwʊlf/
- Hyphenation: aard‧wolf
Noun
aardwolf (plural aardwolves or aardwolfs)
- 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
the mammal Proteles cristatus
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See also
- Proteles
Further reading
- aardwolf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aard-wolf in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːrtˌʋɔlf/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: aard‧wolf
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