striped hyena

/straɪpt haɪˌinə/
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Other forms: striped hyenas

Definitions of striped hyena
  1. noun
    of northern Africa and Arabia and India
    synonyms: Hyaena hyaena
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    type of:
    hyaena, hyena
    doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
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