giant hyena
English
Noun
giant hyena (plural giant hyenas)
- A large extinct hyena of the genus Pachycrocuta, especially Pachycrocuta brevirostris, which was around the size of a lioness.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin 2019, p. 151:
- The giant hyena, Pachycrocuta brevirostris, was a metre high at the shoulder and 190 kilograms in weight, making it the largest hyena that ever lived.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin 2019, p. 151: