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Proteles

noun

aardwolf

• Syn: ↑genus Proteles

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Hyaenidae, ↑family Hyaenidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑aardwolf, ↑Proteles cristata

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\\ˈpräd.əˌlēz\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from pro- (I) + -teles (from Greek telos completion, maturity, end); from the degree of development of the forefeet — more at wheel

: a genus of mammals (family Hyaenidae) consisting of the aardwolf — compare protelidae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.