HyperDic: spotted_hyena

English > 1 sense of the expression spotted hyena:
NOUNanimalspotted hyena, laughing hyena, Crocuta crocutaAfrican hyena noted for its distinctive howl
English > spotted hyena: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAfrican hyena noted for its distinctive howl.
Synonymslaughing hyena, Crocuta crocuta
Member ofCrocuta, genus CrocutaA genus of Hyaenidae
Broaderhyena, hyaenadoglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
Spanishhiena manchada
Catalanhiena tacada

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