Crocuta crocuta spelaea

Translingual

C. c. spelaea, reconstructed

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κροκόττας (krokóttas) + Latin spelaeum (“cave”).

Proper noun

†Crocuta crocuta spelaea f

1. A taxonomic subspecies within the family Hyaenidae – the extinct cave hyena.

Hypernyms

• (subspecies): Carnivora - order; Hyaenidae - family; Hyaeninae - subfamily; Crocuta - genus; Crocuta crocuta - species

References

• Crocuta crocuta spelaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Crocuta crocuta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Crocuta crocuta spelaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons