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Noun: Proteles cristata
  1. Striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects
    "Unlike other hyenas, the Proteles cristata primarily eats termites";
    - aardwolf

Type of: hyaena, hyena

Part of: genus Proteles, Proteles

Encyclopedia: Proteles cristata