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PROTELES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Proteles mean?
• PROTELES (noun)
The noun PROTELES has 1 sense:
1. aardwolf
Familiarity information: PROTELES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aardwolf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Proteles; Proteles
Hypernyms ("Proteles" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Proteles"):
aardwolf; Proteles cristata (striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects)
Holonyms ("Proteles" is a member of...):
family Hyaenidae; Hyaenidae (hyenas)
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