English Explanatory Dictionary

laughing hyena

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta); so called because of the resemblance of its call to human laughter.

Word forms

laughing hyena laughing hyenas laughing hyaena laughing hyæna

Synonyms

spotted hyena
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