# earthwolf

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of aardwolf (“Proteles cristatus”).

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/earthwolf