PROTELIDAE

Meaning of PROTELIDAE in English

earth-wolves

Animal names in Latin and English dict. Словарь названий животных в латинском и английском . 2012

PROTELIDAE — prəˈteləˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Proteles, type genus + -idae in some especially former classifications : …
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PROTELID — I. prəˈtelə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Protelidae : of or relating to the Protelidae II. noun ( -s ) : …
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PROTELES — ˈpräd.əˌlēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pro- (I) + -teles (from Greek telos completion, maturity, end); from the …
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AARDWOLF — -ˌwu̇lf noun ( plural aard·wolves -lvz) Etymology: Afrikaans, from aard earth + wolf; akin to Old English wulf wolf — …
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AARDWOLF — Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) (species Proteles cristatus), African carnivore generally placed in the family Hyaenidae but separated by some authorities as …
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