Definition of aardwolf in English:

aardwolf

nounPlural aardwolves ˈɑːdwʊlfˈɑrdwʊlf

A black-striped nocturnal African mammal that feeds mainly on termites.
Proteles cristatus, family Hyaenidae
Example sentencesExamples
- The four extant hyena species (spotted hyena, striped hyena, brown hyena, and aardwolf) are the remnants of a large radiation.
- Aardvarks and aardwolves have this typical eutherian construction.
- The aardwolf is a undoubted termite specialist, lapping up exposed workers assembled along foraging trails.
- Even if pangolins are the sister group of carnivores, aardwolves are well nested within Carnivora in the family Hyaenidae.
- For example, carnivorous mammals' descendants that now shun meat include bamboo-eating pandas and termite-slurping aardwolves.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from South African Dutch, from aarde 'earth' + wolf 'wolf'.

Definition of aardwolf in US English:

aardwolf

nounˈärdwo͝olfˈɑrdwʊlf

A nocturnal black-striped African mammal of the hyena family, feeding mainly on termites.
Proteles cristatus, family Hyaenidae
Example sentencesExamples
- The aardwolf is a undoubted termite specialist, lapping up exposed workers assembled along foraging trails.
- Aardvarks and aardwolves have this typical eutherian construction.
- Even if pangolins are the sister group of carnivores, aardwolves are well nested within Carnivora in the family Hyaenidae.
- For example, carnivorous mammals' descendants that now shun meat include bamboo-eating pandas and termite-slurping aardwolves.
- The four extant hyena species (spotted hyena, striped hyena, brown hyena, and aardwolf) are the remnants of a large radiation.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from South African Dutch, from aarde ‘earth’ + wolf ‘wolf’.

单词	aardwolf
释义	Definition of aardwolf in English: aardwolf nounPlural aardwolves ˈɑːdwʊlfˈɑrdwʊlf A black-striped nocturnal African mammal that feeds mainly on termites. Proteles cristatus, family Hyaenidae Example sentencesExamples The four extant hyena species (spotted hyena, striped hyena, brown hyena, and aardwolf) are the remnants of a large radiation. Aardvarks and aardwolves have this typical eutherian construction. The aardwolf is a undoubted termite specialist, lapping up exposed workers assembled along foraging trails. Even if pangolins are the sister group of carnivores, aardwolves are well nested within Carnivora in the family Hyaenidae. For example, carnivorous mammals' descendants that now shun meat include bamboo-eating pandas and termite-slurping aardwolves. Origin Mid 19th century: from South African Dutch, from aarde 'earth' + wolf 'wolf'. Definition of aardwolf in US English: aardwolf nounˈärdwo͝olfˈɑrdwʊlf A nocturnal black-striped African mammal of the hyena family, feeding mainly on termites. Proteles cristatus, family Hyaenidae Example sentencesExamples The aardwolf is a undoubted termite specialist, lapping up exposed workers assembled along foraging trails. Aardvarks and aardwolves have this typical eutherian construction. Even if pangolins are the sister group of carnivores, aardwolves are well nested within Carnivora in the family Hyaenidae. For example, carnivorous mammals' descendants that now shun meat include bamboo-eating pandas and termite-slurping aardwolves. The four extant hyena species (spotted hyena, striped hyena, brown hyena, and aardwolf) are the remnants of a large radiation. Origin Mid 19th century: from South African Dutch, from aarde ‘earth’ + wolf ‘wolf’.
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