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Wiktionary
n. The nocturnal, insectivorous, mammal, (taxlink Proteles cristatus species noshow=1), of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena. (First attested in the mid 19th century.)
WordNet
n : striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects [syn: Proteles cristata]
[also: aardwolves (pl)]
Wikipedia
The aardwolf (Proteles cristata) is a small, insectivorous mammal, native to East and Southern Africa. Its name means "earth wolf" in Afrikaans and Dutch. It is also called "maanhaar jackal" (Afrikaans for " mane jackal") or civet hyena, based on the secretions from their anal glands, reminiscent of civets. The aardwolf is in the same family as the hyenas. Unlike many of its relatives in the order Carnivora, the aardwolf does not hunt large animals. It eats insects, mainly termites – one aardwolf can eat about 250,000 termites during a single night, using its long, sticky tongue to capture them. The aardwolf lives in the shrublands of eastern and southern Africa – open lands covered with stunted trees and shrubs. It is nocturnal, resting in burrows during the day and emerging at night to seek food. Its diet consists mainly of termites and insect larvae.
The Aardwolf is a mammal in the hyena family. The term can also refer to:
- Aardwolf (CIA report), a report about a country's status discussed in State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration
- Aardwolf (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Aardwolf (MUD), an online text-based roleplaying game
- Aardwolf Publishing, a publishing company founded by Clifford Meth
Usage examples of "aardwolf".
Aubrey waved the probe of a Bailey Aardwolf magnetic anomaly and chemical detector past L.
December 2003wrote another aardwolf reporting on the deadly conditions in Iraq, his political allegiances were quickly questioned by the White House, CIA officials later learned.
Conditions were eroding so rapidly that by August, the second CIA station chief was already convinced that he needed to issue his first aardwolf to warn Washington.
The August aardwolf said that the UN bombing was part of a strategy by a new and bold insurgency to discredit and isolate the U.
Bremer was so concerned by the tone of the aardwolf that he felt compelled to write an accompanying note at the end of the report, in which he downplayed its analysis of the worsening conditions in Iraq.
As of early November 2003, the aardwolf explained, the insurgency in central and northern Iraq was gaining momentum and beginning to tip the balance against the Americans.
Top CIA officials initially praised the November aardwolf, and one told the Baghdad station chief that it was the best aardwolf he had ever read.
The aardwolf clearly caught the attention of the White House and Pentagon.
August aardwolf said that the UN bombing was part of a strategy by a new and bold insurgency to discredit and isolate the U.
November 2003, the aardwolf explained, the insurgency in central and northern Iraq was gaining momentum and beginning to tip the balance against the Americans.
CIA officials initially praised the November aardwolf, and one told the Baghdad station chief that it was the best aardwolf he had ever read.