"cave hyena" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cave hyenas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cave hyena (plural cave hyenas)
  1. An extinct subspecies of spotted hyena (†Crocuta crocuta spelaea), which lived in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
    Sense id: en-cave_hyena-en-noun-2NNLT14I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Hyaenids

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