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Noun: Crocuta crocuta
  1. African hyena noted for its distinctive howl
    "The Crocuta crocuta's eerie calls echoed through the night";
    - spotted hyena, laughing hyena

Type of: hyaena, hyena

Part of: Crocuta, genus Crocuta

Encyclopedia: Crocuta crocuta