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LAUGHING HYENA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laughing hyena mean? 

LAUGHING HYENA (noun)
  The noun LAUGHING HYENA has 1 sense:

1. African hyena noted for its distinctive howlplay

  Familiarity information: LAUGHING HYENA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LAUGHING HYENA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

African hyena noted for its distinctive howl

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Crocuta crocuta; laughing hyena; spotted hyena

Hypernyms ("laughing hyena" is a kind of...):

hyaena; hyena (doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion)

Holonyms ("laughing hyena" is a member of...):

Crocuta; genus Crocuta (a genus of Hyaenidae)


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