aardwolf

See also: aard-wolf

English

aardwolf

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans aardwolf.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːdˌwʊlf/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹd.ˌwʊlf/
Hyphenation: aard‧wolf

Noun

aardwolf (plural aardwolves)

The nocturnal, insectivorous, mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]

Related terms

aardvark

Translations

the mammal species Proteles cristatus

Afrikaans: aardwolf (af) m, erdwolf (af)
Arabic: ذِئْب الأَرْض‎ m (ḏiʾb al-ʾarḍ), عِسْبَار‎ m (ʿisbār)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 土狼 (zh) (tǔláng)
Czech: hyena cibetková f
Dutch: aardwolf (nl) m, maanhaarjakhals m
Esperanto: protelo
Estonian: tsiibethüään (et)
Finnish: maasusi (fi)
French: protèle (fr) m
German: Erdwolf (de) m
Hungarian: cibethiéna (hu)
Italian: protele

Japanese: アードウルフ (ja) (ādourufu), 土狼 (つちおおかみ, tsuchiōkami)
Korean: 땅늑대 (ttangneukdae)
Manx: filliu thallooin m
Navajo: chʼosh yighání
Persian: کفتار‎ (fa) (kaftâr)
Polish: protel (pl) m
Portuguese: protelo (pt) m
Romanian: lupul de pământ m
Russian: земляно́й волк (ru) m (zemljanój volk)
Spanish: lobo de tierra m, proteles m
Swedish: jordvarg (sv) c
Vietnamese: chó sói đất
Welsh: blaidd daear m, daearflaidd m

See also

Proteles

Afrikaans

Etymology

From aarde (“earth, soil”) +‎ wolf.

Noun

aardwolf (plural aardwolwe)

aardwolf

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans aardwolf. Equivalent to aard +‎ wolf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaːrtˌʋɔlf/
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Hyphenation: aard‧wolf

Noun

aardwolf m (plural aardwolven, diminutive aardwolfje n)

aardwolf

Related terms

aardvarken n

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