The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Proteles \Pro"te*les\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)
   A South Africa genus of Carnivora, allied to the hyenas, but
   smaller and having weaker jaws and teeth. It includes the
   aard-wolf.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Proteles
    n 1: aardwolf [syn: Proteles, genus Proteles]