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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Afrikaans aardwolf.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːdˌwʊlf/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹd.ˌwʊlf/
- Hyphenation: aard‧wolf
Noun[edit]
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.
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Translations[edit]
the mammal Proteles cristatus
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- aardwolf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aard-wolf in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Afrikaans[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From aarde (“earth, soil”) + wolf.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aardwolf (plural aardwolwe)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Afrikaans aardwolf. Equivalent to aard + wolf.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aardwolf m (plural aardwolven, diminutive aardwolfje n)
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