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ערדוואָלף

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Yiddish

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.אַן ערדוואָלף

Etymology

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From ערד (erd, earth) +‎ וואָלף (volf, wolf), calque of Afrikaans erdwolf.

Noun

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ערדוואָלף (erdvolfm, plural ערדוועלף (erdvelf)

  1. aardwolf (Proteles cristatus)

References

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  • Paul Abelson (1915) “aardwolf”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press