Proteles

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Proteles
    n 1: aardwolf [syn: {Proteles}, {genus Proteles}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
    

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