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Definition of cave hyena

: an extinct hyena whose remains are found abundantly in British caves and now usually regarded as a large variety of the living African spotted hyena

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“Cave hyena.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cave%20hyena. Accessed 24 May. 2022.

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