laughing hyena

laughing hyena

n (Animals) the spotted hyena. See hyena

spot′ted hye′na

n. an African hyena, Crocuta crocuta, having a dark-spotted yellowish gray coat, noted for its distinctive howl. [1775–85]

Thesaurus

Noun

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laughing hyena - African hyena noted for its distinctive howlCrocuta crocuta, spotted hyenahyaena, hyena - doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrionCrocuta, genus Crocuta - a genus of Hyaenidae