Definition of aardwolf

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aard·wolf    (ärdwlf) KEY 

NOUN:

A mammal (Proteles cristatus) native to southern and eastern Africa that resembles the hyena, has gray fur with black stripes, and feeds mainly on termites and insect larvae.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Afrikaans : aarde, earth (from Middle Dutch aerde; see er-² in Indo-European roots) + wolf, wolf (from Middle Dutch; see wk^wo- in Indo-European roots)