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 Translation for 'striped hyena' from English to Italian
NOUN   a striped hyena | striped hyenas / [also] striped hyena
SYNO Hyaena hyaena | striped hyena
zool.T
iena {f} striata [Hyaena hyaena]
striped hyena
zool.T
iena {f} macchiata [Crocuta crocuta]
spotted hyena
orn.T
cuculo {m} striato [Tapera naevia]
striped cuckoo
zool.T
stenella {f} striata [Stenella coeruleoalba] [specie di delfino]
striped dolphin
zool.T
topo {m} selvatico a dorso striato [Apodemus agrarius]
striped field mouse
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Usage Examples English
  • The striped hyena has historically been the most frequently used species.
  • Barbary sheep "Ammotragus lervia" and mountain gazelle "Gazella cuvieri" still have populations in the region, as does the striped hyena "Htaena hyaena", and these are mixed with mammals which have more European origins such as wild boar "Sus scrofa", Eurasian otter "Lutra lutra" and red fox "Vulpes vulpes".
  • 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").
  • Other carnivora found in the Negev are the caracal, the striped hyena, the Arabian wolf, the golden jackal and the marbled polecat.
  • Some leopards are killed accidentally when eating poisoned carcasses intended for Arabian wolf and striped hyena.

  • The site supports many locally and globally threatened species, including the great Indian bustard, houbara bustard, sarus crane, and striped hyena and supports more than 1% of the biogeographical population of flamingos.
  • Many carnivores also inhabit the various vegetation zones in Mujib, such as the striped hyena and the Syrian wolf.
  • The desert is home to five large mammals: Indian wolf, striped hyena, caracal, Indian leopard and the urial ("Ovis orientalis punjabensis") along with many rodents and other mammals.
  • Other fauna includes Indian wolf, striped hyena, Baluchistan leopard, caracal, common jackal and Indian crested porcupine.
  • The Park houses some 13,000 animals indigenous to the Arabian Peninsula including the endangered Arabian Oryx, Sand Gazelle and Mountain Gazelle as well as free-roaming predators and scavengers such as the cheetah and striped hyena.

  • The striped hyena features prominently in Middle Eastern and Asian folklore.
  • According to a 2019 study by Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), 27 species of 14 families are found in the area, the number of golden jackal has doubled from 8 to 19 in 8 km tract where rodents and hares are their prey base along with the staple diet of zizipus jujube (jhad ber), leopards have increased too, ruddy mongoose and jungle cats are often sighted too, though striped hyena have been vanishing.
  • 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.
  • Four kinds of den have been described; simple earth dens with one entrance (usually remodeled striped hyena or porcupine dens); complex cavernous earth dens with more than one entrance; simple cavernous dens excavated under or between rocks; and complex cavernous dens with several other dens in the vicinity, some of which are interconnected.
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