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a hyena, Hyaena brunnea, of southern Africa, having a blackish-gray coat: its dwindling population is now protected.
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Also called strand wolf.
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  • There is still another “brown hyena,” which differs altogether from this one, and is an inhabitant of the Great Desert.

    The Bush Boys|Captain Mayne Reid
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