noun
Meaning 1
Any of species Crocuta crocuta of the largest of hyenas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
spotted hyena
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noun
Meaning 2
African hyena noted for its distinctive howl
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: laughing hyena, Crocuta crocuta
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hyena, hyaena
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afar: yangula — Crocuta crocuta
- Afrikaans: gevlekte hiëna — Crocuta crocuta
- Catalan: hiena tacada — Crocuta crocuta
- Chinese Mandarin: 斑鬣狗 (bānliègǒu) — Crocuta crocuta
- Dutch: gevlekte hyena — Crocuta crocuta
- Finnish: täplähyeena — Crocuta crocuta
- French: hyène tachetée — Crocuta crocuta
- German: Tüpfelhyäne — Crocuta crocuta
- Kikuyu: hiti — Crocuta crocuta
- Portuguese: hiena-malhada — Crocuta crocuta
- Russian: пятни́стая гие́на (pjatnístaja gijéna) — Crocuta crocuta
- Swahili: kingugwa — Crocuta crocuta
- Swedish: fläckig hyena — Crocuta crocuta