Hyaenidae

Translingual

Hyaena hyaena (striped hyena),
one of the Hyaenidae

Etymology

Hyaena +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Hyaenidae

1. A taxonomic family within the 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 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia – suborder

Hyponyms

• (family): Hyaeninae, Protelinae – subfamilies
  • Crocuta, Hyaena, Parahyaena, Proteles – genera
  • †Ictitheriinae – extinct subfamily
  • For a list of additional extinct genera, see Hyena on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Hyaenidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hyaenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Hyaenidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hyaenidae in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.