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CROCUTA CROCUTA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Crocuta crocuta mean?
• CROCUTA CROCUTA (noun)
The noun CROCUTA CROCUTA has 1 sense:
1. African hyena noted for its distinctive howl
Familiarity information: CROCUTA CROCUTA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
African hyena noted for its distinctive howl
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Crocuta crocuta; laughing hyena; spotted hyena
Hypernyms ("Crocuta crocuta" is a kind of...):
hyaena; hyena (doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion)
Holonyms ("Crocuta crocuta" is a member of...):
Crocuta; genus Crocuta (a genus of Hyaenidae)
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