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Noun: brown hyena  brawn hI'ee-nu
  1. Of southern Africa
    "The brown hyena patrolled the beach looking for carrion";
    - strand wolf, Hyaena brunnea

Derived forms: brown hyenas

Type of: hyaena, hyena

Part of: genus Hyaena

Encyclopedia: Brown hyena