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AARDWOLF (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

• AARDWOLF (noun)

Sense 1

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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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