Organisms

Hyaenidae

A family of large terrestrial carnivores possessing long legs, coarse guard hairs and a bushy tail. It comprises hyenas and aardwolves.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A family of large terrestrial carnivores possessing long legs, coarse guard hairs and a bushy tail. It comprises hyenas and aardwolves.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Aardwolves
  • Hyenas
  • Proteles
  • Aardwolve
  • Hyena
  • Protele

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2005; use CARNIVORA 1998-2004

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Previous Indexing

  • Carnivora (1971-2004)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.750w.377w.937w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hyaenidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D045968. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D045968
  2. Hyaenidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyena
  3. Hyaenidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42046