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brown hyena

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A comparatively rare species of hyena, Parahyaena brunnea, endemic to desert and semi-desert areas and open woodland savannahs of southern Africa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

of southern Africa

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: strand wolf, Hyaena brunnea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hyena, hyaena

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: strandwolf — Parahyaena brunnea
  • Afrikaans: strandjut — Parahyaena brunnea
  • Afrikaans: bruin hiëna — Parahyaena brunnea
  • Bulgarian: кафява хиена (kafjava hiena) — Parahyaena brunnea
  • Dutch: bruine hyena — Parahyaena brunnea
  • Dutch: strandwolf — Parahyaena brunnea
  • Finnish: ruskohyeena — Parahyaena brunnea
  • Finnish: vaippahyeena — Parahyaena brunnea
  • French: hyène brune — Parahyaena brunnea
  • Italian: iena bruna — Parahyaena brunnea
  • Polish: hiena brunatna — Parahyaena brunnea
  • Romanian: hienă brună — Parahyaena brunnea
  • Russian: бу́рая гие́на (búraja gijéna) — Parahyaena brunnea
  • Russian: берегова́я гие́на (beregovája gijéna) — Parahyaena brunnea