Definition of Crocuta
:the genus consisting of the African spotted hyena
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Crocuta
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Cro·cu·ta
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krōˈkyütə
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Origin and Etymology of crocuta
New Latin, from Latin crocuta, corocottas, a kind of wild animal, perhaps the hyena, from Greek krokottas, korokottas
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