AARDWOLVES

AARDWOLF

aardwolf, Proteles cristata

(noun) striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

aardwolves

plural of aardwolf

Source: Wiktionary


AARDWOLF

Aard"-wolf`, n. Etym: [D, earth-wolf] (Zoöl.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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