Proteles

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Proteles \Pro"te*les\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)
     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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Proteles
       n : aardwolf [syn: {genus Proteles}]