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proteles
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun proteles has 1 sense
- proteles(n = noun.animal) genus proteles - aardwolf; Array is a kind of mammal genus
is a member of family hyaenidae, hyaenidae
CIDE DICTIONARY
proteles, n. [NL.].
A South Africa genus of Carnivora, allied to the hyenas, but smaller and having weaker jaws and teeth. It includes the aard-wolf. [1913 Webster]
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