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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Aard-wolf

/(ärd"wo͝olf)/ · Aard·-wolf · IPA
01 n. A carnivorous, striped, quadruped mammal (Proteles cristata, formerly Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. It…
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    A carnivorous, striped, quadruped mammal (Proteles cristata, formerly Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. It feeds chiefly on insects. See Proteles.(Zool.) See: Proteles