cave hyena

noun

An extinct subspecies of spotted hyena (†Crocuta crocuta spelaea), which lived in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.

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Meanings

nouncave hyena (plural cave hyenas)

plural cave hyenas

  1. An extinct subspecies of spotted hyena (†Crocuta crocuta spelaea), which lived in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.

    The cave hyena was widespread and abundant in Europe and north Asia, ranging from Spain to Siberia.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 203

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 洞鬣狗
  • 洞鬣狗Translations
Italian iena delle caverne
  • iena delle caverneTranslations
Polish hiena jaskiniowa
  • hiena jaskiniowaTranslations
Russian пещерная гиена
  • пещерная гиена (peščernaja gijena)Translations
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