| NOUN | animal | Crocuta crocuta, spotted hyena, laughing hyena | African hyena noted for its distinctive howl |
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| Meaning | African hyena noted for its distinctive howl. | |
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| Synonyms | spotted hyena, laughing hyena | |
| Member of | Crocuta, genus Crocuta | A genus of Hyaenidae |
| Broader | hyena, hyaena | doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion |
| Spanish | hiena manchada | |
| Catalan | hiena tacada | |
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