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spotted_hyena

spotted hyena

English

Noun

spotted hyena ‎(plural spotted hyenas)

Crocuta crocuta, largest of the hyena species.

Synonyms

laughing hyena

Translations

Crocuta crocuta

Chinese:
Mandarin: 斑鬣狗 ‎(bānliègǒu)
Finnish: täplähyeena

Navajo: tééh łééchąąʼí łikizhígíí
Swahili: kingugwa
Swedish: fläckig hyena