LAUGHING HYENA
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 howl
Familiarity information: LAUGHING HYENA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LAUGHING HYENA (noun)
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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