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Origin of strand wolf
First recorded in 1820â30
Words nearby strand wolf
stramonium, strand, stranded, strand line, Strandloper, strand wolf, strange, strange attractor, strange bedfellows, Strange Interlude, strange matter
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British Dictionary definitions for strand wolf
strandwolf
/ (ËstrĂŠndËwÊlf, Afrikaans ËstrantËvÉlf) /
noun plural -wolves
a species of hyena (Hyaena brunnea) that scavenges on shores of southern AfricaAlso called: brown hyena
Word Origin for strandwolf
C19: Afrikaans, from Dutch strand beach + Afrikaans wolf hyena
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