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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The aardwolf. See
Proteles . - noun The hunting-dog, or painted hyena, Lycaon pictus, a large spotted wild dog of Africa, resembling a hyena in some superficial respects. It is, however, a true dog, of the subfamily Caninæ.
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