striped hyena

noun

1. a hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of northern Africa, Arabia, and India, having a grayish coat with distinct blackish stripes.

Example Sentences

This species, though smaller than the striped hyena, is of a fiercer nature and more dangerous.

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It was a striped hyena; they could see the hair bristle on its back as it passed them with a whining growl.

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This as much as anything else caused it to resemble the hyena—that is, the species known as the “striped hyena,” (Hyena striata).

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The striped hyena, although the best known, is in my opinion the least interesting of his kind.

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This is also a striped hyena, and nearly all naturalists have set him down as of the same species with the Hyena vulgaris.

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