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cave hyena

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

Noun

cave hyena (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

Forms of cave hyena

pluralcave hyenas

Questions about cave hyena

What does cave hyena mean?
Cave hyena means an extinct subspecies of spotted hyena (†Crocuta crocuta spelaea), which lived in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
What part of speech is cave hyena?
Cave hyena is a noun.
What is the plural of cave hyena?
The plural of cave hyena is cave hyenas.

Words near cave hyena in the dictionary

  1. cave flyers
  2. cave formation
  3. cave formations
  4. cave guest
  5. cave guests
  6. cave hyena
  7. cave hyenas
  8. cave in
  9. cave ins
  10. Cave Junction
  11. cave line

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