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cave hyenas

cave hyenas is the plural of cave hyena.

Meaning of cave hyena

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

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What is cave hyenas the plural of?
Cave hyenas is the plural of cave hyena.

Words near cave hyenas in the dictionary

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

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