Aard-wolf n.  Zool. A carnivorous, striped, quadruped mammal (Proteles cristata, formerly Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. It feeds chiefly on insects. See Proteles.
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  Proteles cristata
       n : striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on
           insects [syn: aardwolf]