Usually means: Carnivorous mammal, known for laughter.
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  1. spotted hyena: Merriam-Webster
  2. spotted hyena: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. spotted hyena: Collins English Dictionary
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  5. spotted hyena: Wiktionary
  6. spotted hyena: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. spotted hyena: Dictionary.com
  8. Spotted Hyena, Spotted hyena: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. spotted hyena: Rhymezone
  10. spotted hyena: FreeDictionary.org
  11. spotted hyena: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. spotted hyena: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  Any of species Crocuta crocuta of the largest of hyenas.

Similar:
laughing hyena, crocuta crocuta, giant hyena, cave hyena, striped hyena, tiger wolf, strandwolf, hyenid, hyena, hyena dog, more...

Opposite:
striped hyena, brown hyena, aardwolf

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Similar:
laughing hyena, crocuta crocuta, giant hyena, cave hyena, striped hyena, tiger wolf, strandwolf, hyenid, hyena, hyena dog, more...

Opposite:
striped hyena, brown hyena, aardwolf



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