Aard-wolf
Aard´-wolf`
(ärd´wŎlf) n. 1. (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.