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AARDWOLF (aardwolves)
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Irregular inflected form: aardwolves
Dictionary entry overview: What does aardwolf mean?
• AARDWOLF (noun)
The noun AARDWOLF has 1 sense:
1. striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects
Familiarity information: AARDWOLF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
aardwolf; Proteles cristata
Hypernyms ("aardwolf" is a kind of...):
hyaena; hyena (doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion)
Holonyms ("aardwolf" is a member of...):
genus Proteles; Proteles (aardwolf)
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