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.
◄ ►
aardwolf
n : striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on
insects [syn: Proteles cristata]
[also: aardwolves (pl)]