Crocuta crocuta spelaea

Translingual

C. c. spelaea, reconstructed

Etymology

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

Proper noun

†Crocuta crocuta spelaea f

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

Hypernyms

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

Further reading

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

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