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Proteles (gcide) | Proteles \Pro"te*les\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)
A South Africa genus of Carnivora, allied to the hyenas, but
smaller and having weaker jaws and teeth. It includes the
aard-wolf.
[1913 Webster] |
proteles (wn) | Proteles
n 1: aardwolf [syn: Proteles, genus Proteles] |
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Proteles cristata (gcide) | Aard-wolf \Aard"-wolf`\ ([aum]rd"w[oo^]lf), n. [D, earth-wolf]
(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.
[1913 Webster WordNet 1.5] Aaronic |
Proteles Lalandii (gcide) | Aard-wolf \Aard"-wolf`\ ([aum]rd"w[oo^]lf), n. [D, earth-wolf]
(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.
[1913 Webster WordNet 1.5] Aaronic |
genus proteles (wn) | genus Proteles
n 1: aardwolf [syn: Proteles, genus Proteles] |
proteles (wn) | Proteles
n 1: aardwolf [syn: Proteles, genus Proteles] |
proteles cristata (wn) | Proteles cristata
n 1: striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on
insects [syn: aardwolf, Proteles cristata] |
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