Crocuta

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κροκόττας (krokóttas).

Proper noun

Crocuta f

A taxonomic genus within the family Hyaenidae – a monotypic genus, containing only Crocuta crocuta, the spotted hyena or laughing hyena.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Carnivora - order; Feliformia - suborder; Hyaenidae - family; Hyaeninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Crocuta crocuta - sole species

Further reading

Crocuta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Crocuta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Crocuta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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