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Definition of Aardwolf

1. Noun. Striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects.

Definition of Aardwolf

1. n. A carnivorous quadruped (Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. See Proteles.

Definition of Aardwolf

1. Noun. The insectivorous mammal species ''Proteles cristata'', of South Africa, related to and resembling the hyena and having an erectile crest. ¹

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Definition of Aardwolf

1. an African mammal [n -WOLVES]

Medical Definition of Aardwolf

1. A carnivorous quadruped (Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. See Proteles. Origin: D, earth-wolf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Aardwolf

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The National Standard Encyclopedia: A Dictionary of Literature, the Sciences (1888)
"A gen. of animals consisting of a single species, the aardwolf (earth- & aardwolf. wolf) of the Cape of Good Hope. It forms and civets. ..."

2. Neither Created Nor Evolved: Living Joyously Without a Creator by Walter Prytulak (2001)
"It is followed by aardvark (a large burrowing nocturnal ungulate mammal), aardwolf (a maned striped nocturnal mammal), followed by Aaron, and Adam. ..."

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