giant hyena en · NOUN
Meanings
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A large extinct hyena of the genus †Pachycrocuta, especially †Pachycrocuta brevirostris, which was around the size of a lioness.
The giant hyena, Pachycrocuta brevirostris, was a metre high at the shoulder and 190 kilograms in weight, making it the largest hyena that ever lived.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 151:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| giant hyenas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |