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an African hyena, Crocuta crocuta, having a yellowish-gray coat with brown or black spots, noted for its distinctive howl. Also called laughing hyena. See illus. under hyena.[1775-85]
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spotted hyena — noun African hyena noted for its distinctive howl • Syn: ↑laughing hyena, ↑Crocuta crocuta • Hypernyms: ↑hyena, ↑hyaena • Member Holonyms: ↑Crocuta, ↑genus Crocuta … Useful english dictionary
spotted hyena — spot′ted hye′na n. mam an African hyena, Crocuta crocuta, having a dark spotted yellowish gray coat, noted for its distinctive howl • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
spotted hyena — /spɒtəd haɪˈinə/ (say spotuhd huy eenuh) noun See hyena (def. 1) …
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Hyena dog — Hyena Hy*e na, n.; pl. {Hyenas}. [L. hyaena, Gr. ?, orig., a sow, but usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr. ? hog: cf. F. hy[ e]ne. See {Sow} female hog.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family {Hy[ae]nid[ae]}, doglike… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hyena — This article is about the family of animals. For other uses, see Hyena (disambiguation). Hyenas Temporal range: 26–0 Ma … Wikipedia
