Etymology

earthwolf

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Today it means: Synonym of aardwolf (“Proteles cristatus”). Full definition →

Dutch aardwolf
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  1. Dutch · calque ofaardwolf
  2. English todayearthwolf

Calque of Dutch aardwolf (South African; compare Afrikaans aardwolf); by surface analysis, earth + wolf.

Words from the same roots

Dutchaardwolf all →

aardwolf

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.