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Hyaenidae
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Translingual
right|thumb|Hyaena hyaena species (striped hyena),one of the Hyaenidae
Etymology
mul Hyaena idae
Proper noun
family order Carnivora hyenas (including the aardwolf)
Usage notes
Protelinae (of which the aardwolf is the only species) is considered a part of Hyaeninae, rather than as a separate subfamily. (See Hyena#Genera of the Hyaenidae (extinct and recent))
Hypernyms
family ; Feliformia suborder suborder; Viverroidea superfamily – superfamily
Hyponyms
family Hyaeninae subfamily, Protelinae subfamily extant subfamilies
Crocuta genus, Hyaena genus, Parahyaena genus, Proteles genus extant genera
References
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