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 Translation for 'spotted hyena' from English to Dutch
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NOUN   a spotted hyena | spotted hyenas / [also] spotted hyena
SYNO Crocuta crocuta | laughing hyena | spotted hyena
zoöl.T
gevlekte hyena {de} [Crocuta crocuta]
spotted hyena
Partial Matches
zoöl.T
hyena {de}
hyena
zoöl.T
gestreepte hyena {de} [Hyaena hyaena]
striped hyena
zoöl.T
bruine hyena {de} [Hyaena brunnea, syn.: Parahyaena brunnea]
brown hyena
zoöl.T
gevlekte hyena {de} [Crocuta crocuta]
laughing hyena
gevlekt {adj} {past-p}spotted
gespikkeld {adj}spotted
vogelk.T
argusnachtzwaluw {de} [Eurostopodus argus]
spotted nightjar
visT
Australische tapijthaai {de} [Orectolobus maculatus]
spotted wobbegong
visT
gevlekte bakerhaai {de} [Orectolobus maculatus]
spotted wobbegong
vogelk.T
gevlekte bosuil {de} [Strix occidentalis]
spotted owl
visT
gevlekte zeewolf {de} [Anarhichas minor]
spotted wolffish
vogelk.T
grijsnekprieelvogel {de} [Chlamydera maculata]
spotted bowerbird
visT
gestippelde egelvis {de} [Diodon hystrix]
(spotted) porcupinefish
bot.T
puntwederik {de} [Lysimachia punctata]
spotted loosestrife
vogelk.T
Nordmanns groenpootruiter {de} [Tringa guttifer]
spotted greenshank
vogelk.T
gevlekte groenpootruiter {de} [Tringa guttifer]
spotted greenshank
vogelk.T
Amerikaanse oeverloper {de} [Actitis macularius, syn.: Actitis macularia]
spotted sandpiper
vogelk.T
porseleinhoen {het} [Porzana porzana]
spotted crake
vogelk.T
zwarte ruiter {de} [Tringa erythropus]
spotted redshank
vogelk.T
gevlekte kiekendief {de} [Circus assimilis]
spotted harrier
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Usage Examples English
  • The spotted hyena, another species of animal, was also known as the laughing hyena because of the way it sounds like when it communicates.
  • The four extant species are the striped hyena ("Hyaena hyaena"), the brown hyena ("Parahyaena brunnea"), the spotted hyena ("Crocuta crocuta"), and the aardwolf ("Proteles cristata").
  • Since the beginning of the project, aerial surveys of wildlife have shown sharp increases in the number of large animals. Spotted hyena reintroductions begain in July 2022.
  • The female spotted hyena has a unique urinary-genital system, closely resembling the penis of the male, called a pseudo-penis.
  • There is also a spotted hyena exhibit, outside the "Tropical Forest", that is not part of any major area.

  • A binturong shows off its ability to hang upside down with its prehensile tail, a spotted hyena displays its powerful jaws and otters spread awareness to recycle reusable items.
  • Common in the area are hartebeest ("Alcelaphus buselaphus"), spotted hyena ("Crocuta crocuta"), and jackals.
  • Black-backed jackal pups are vulnerable to African wolf, honey badger, spotted hyena and brown hyena.
  • "Crocuta" is a genus of hyena containing the largest living member of the family, the spotted hyena "(Crocuta crocuta)". Several fossil species are known as well.
  • Although the dentition is overall smaller than that of the spotted hyena, the upper molar of the striped hyena is far larger.

  • Shere Khan appears once again as a villain in the 1998 film "The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story", where he is voiced by Sherman Howard and accompanied by his sidekick Tabaqui, who in this version is a spotted hyena.
  • The Maasai Mara is a major research centre for the spotted hyena.
  • Transformation of field and pastureland represents the main threat to the hamadryas baboon; its only natural predators are the striped hyena, spotted hyena, and a diminishing number of African leopards that can still be found in the same area of distribution.
  • study concluded, "The basic anatomical structures of the corporeal bodies in both sexes of humans and spotted hyenas were similar.
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