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Definition of Crocuta
1. Noun. A genus of Hyaenidae.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Hyaenidae, Hyaenidae
Member holonyms: Crocuta Crocuta, Laughing Hyena, Spotted Hyena
Definition of Crocuta
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of crocotta) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crocuta
Literary usage of Crocuta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1889)
"as described by Meckel, and as in H. crocuta, but in our specimen the insertion
of the superficial portion is even more extensive, and reaches from the ..."
2. Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate Mammalia in the by John Edward Gray (1869)
"The tubercular grinders of upper jaw elongate, with three roots. The flesh- tooth
with three equal-sized lobes, the front lobe large. 2. crocuta. ..."
3. Notes of a Naturalist in the Nile Valley and Malta: A Narrative of by Andrew Leith Adams (1870)
"... of the H. crocuta were found by Baron Anca in the caves of Palermo, along with
fossil exuviae of the Ursus arctos, wolf and fox.1 City of Wolves. ..."
4. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1882)
"In other respects it resembles that of H. crocuta. ... In H. crocuta these muscles
are inserted into the outer and middle toes respectively. ..."
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