strand wolf

noun

1. brown hyena.

Word History and Origins

Origin of strand wolf¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

From a far-distant and woody ravine, a fiend-like yell next breaks the silence of the night, and is followed by a deep-drawn, howling sigh, as the strand wolf wanders forth to search for the carrion of the day, or to capture such prey as he is capable of doing.

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