aardwolf
noun
a striped, hyenalike mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, that feeds chiefly on insects.
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Tseng’s own institution housed skeletons from striped hyenas, cheetahs, jackals, aardwolves and mongooses, as well as skulls from extinct hyenas and dogs.
From Nature ● Mar. 5, 2019