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Hyaena brunnea

Hyaena brunnea

9.9
A hyena from southern Africa with shaggy dark brown fur that is active at night
  • noun
  • /haɪˈiːnə brʌnˈiːə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hiena parda
  • Unlike other hyenas, the Hyaena brunnea has a shaggy, dark-brown coat.

Examples

  • The Hyaena brunnea is mainly found in the arid regions of southern Africa.

  • The Hyaena brunnea is primarily nocturnal.

  • Researchers recently tracked a Hyaena brunnea pack to study its nocturnal behavior.

  • Look at that Hyena brunnea scavenging in the moonlight!

  • Researchers recently tracked a Hyaena brunnea pack to study its nocturnal behavior.

  • The Hyaena brunnea is mainly found in the arid regions of southern Africa.

  • Unlike other hyenas, the Hyaena brunnea has a shaggy, dark-brown coat.

Synonyms

brown hyena
vsHyaena brunnea
  • South African
7.4

A shaggy brown African hyena that eats dead animals at night

is the scientific Latin name for that same species
strand wolf
vsHyaena brunnea
  • South African
9.9

A wild animal like a hyena that eats dead animals and lives in southern Africa

is the scientific Latin name rather than an alternate common name

Surface Forms

Hyaena brunnea singular
Hyaena brunnea plural

Morphology

hyaena + brunnea

This is a Latin binomial: the first element 'hyaena' (hyena) is transparent, while 'brunnea' is a Latin adjective (literally 'brown') and is not a common English word. The overall meaning (a brown hyena species) is compositionally derivable if a learner knows the Latin epithet or taxonomic conventions, but it is not reliably predictable for an average B1 learner, so the expression is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Hyaena brunnea comes from Latin words: Hyaena means 'hyena' and brunnea means 'brown', so the name simply labels the brown, shaggy hyena that is active at night in southern Africa.