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Categories: Mammals of Asia, All articles lacking sources, Articles with short description, Taxa named by Mathurin Jacques Brisson, Mammals of Africa

hyena hyaena hyaenidae Anomalopithecus Behavior of hyenas

Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion WordNet 3.0

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Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Hyenas, or hyaenas, are feliform carnivoran mammals belonging to the family Hyaenidae. Wikipedia

Hyaena is a genus comprising two of the living species of hyenas: the striped hyena from Western Asia, India, Central Asia, East Africa and Northern Africa and the brown hyena from Southern Africa. Wikipedia

A large carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, similar in appearance to a dog and native to Africa and Asia, best known for the sound resembling laughter that it makes when excited. OmegaWiki

Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaeninae (genera Hyaena and Crocuta), native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited. Wiktionary

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