Search Result for "proteles cristata":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects;
[syn: aardwolf, Proteles cristata]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Proteles cristata n 1: striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects [syn: aardwolf, Proteles cristata]