Crocuta crocuta

== Translingual == === Etymology === From the genus name Crocuta (which see for more). === Proper noun === Crocuta crocuta f A taxonomic species within the family Hyaenidae – spotted hyena, laughing hyena. ==== Hypernyms ==== (species): Hyaenidae – order; Hyaeninae – subfamily; Crocuta – genus ==== Hyponyms ==== (species): †Crocuta crocuta spelaea (cave hyena) – extinct subspecies === Further reading === Spotted hyena on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Crocuta crocuta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Crocuta crocuta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Crocuta crocuta in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.