aardwolf

• aard-wolf (archaic)

Borrowed from Afrikaans aardwolf.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːdˌwʊlf/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹdˌwʊlf/
• Hyphenation: aard‧wolf

aardwolf (plural aardwolves or aardwolfs)

1. A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]
   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 108:

     Today the only dog-like hyena is Africa’s termite-eating aardwolf.

• aardvark
• earthwolf

• Proteles

• aardwolf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aard-wolf in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

• erdwolf

From aarde (“earth, soil”) +‎ wolf.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑːrtvoɫf]

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aardwolf (plural aardwolwe)

1. aardwolf

Borrowed from Afrikaans aardwolf. Equivalent to aard +‎ wolf.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːrtˌʋɔlf/

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• Hyphenation: aard‧wolf

aardwolf m (plural aardwolven, diminutive aardwolfje n)

1. aardwolf

• aardvarken n