Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cave hyena

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: cave hye-na
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extinct subspecies of spotted hyena (†Crocuta crocuta spelaea), which lived in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.

Example Sentences

"The cave hyena was widespread and abundant in Europe and north Asia, ranging from Spain to Siberia."

Inflected Forms

cave hyenas (plural)

Questions

What does cave hyena mean?: An extinct subspecies of spotted hyena (†Crocuta crocuta spelaea), which lived in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.

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