Proteles cristata

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from 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