aardwolf

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Meanwhile hikers in the rugged grasslands of Malolotja Nature Reserve might even encounter an elusive serval or aardwolf.

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  1. 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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  • Meanwhile hikers in the rugged grasslands of Malolotja Nature Reserve might even encounter an elusive serval or aardwolf. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • The protelinae is made up of one species, the [[aardwolf]] ( '' Proteles cristatus ''). —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • The protelinae is made up of one species, the aardwolf (Proteles cristatus). —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • Additionally, with the exception of the canines, the aardwolf teeth are very small and pin like. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • He was trying to tease the other into dashing after him, and giving up the advantage which his foe had in size and strength, but it was no good; and finally Adustus suddenly scurried into cover, redder than he had been, and our black-back, too, had to bolt for his hole, as an aardwolf, clumsy, hyena-like, and cowardly, but strong enough for them, scenting blood, came up to investigate Mercifully, the side-stripe seemed to attract the more attention, or shed the more blood, and while the aardwolf was sniffing at his hole--not intending to do anything if the jackal had a snap left in him, which he had, for the aardwolf possessed the heart of a sheep, really--the black-back managed to dash out and abscond to his hole with the hare. —  The Way of the Wild
 

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  1. Afrikaans : aarde, earth (from Middle Dutch aerde; see er-2 in Indo-European roots) + wolf, wolf (from Middle Dutch; see wl̥kwo- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. Dutch, from aarde, = English earth, + wolf = English wolf.
 

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