Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Proteles \Pro"te*les\, n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A South Africa genus of Carnivora, allied to the hyenas, but
   smaller and having weaker jaws and teeth. It includes the
   aard-wolf.

Source : WordNet®

Proteles
     n : aardwolf [syn: {genus Proteles}]