giant hyena

noun

A large extinct hyena of the genus †Pachycrocuta, especially †Pachycrocuta brevirostris, which was around the size of a lioness.

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noungiant hyena (plural giant hyenas)

plural giant hyenas

  1. A large extinct hyena of the genus †Pachycrocuta, especially †Pachycrocuta brevirostris, which was around the size of a lioness.

    The giant hyena, Pachycrocuta brevirostris, was a metre high at the shoulder and 190 kilograms in weight, making it the largest hyena that ever lived.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 151
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