See also: aard-wolf

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aardwolf

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Borrowed from Afrikaans aardwolf.

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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.

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From aarde (earth, soil) +‎ wolf.

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aardwolf (plural aardwolwe)

  1. aardwolf

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Borrowed from Afrikaans aardwolf. Equivalent to aard +‎ wolf.

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

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aardwolf m (plural aardwolven, diminutive aardwolfje n)

  1. aardwolf

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