Sentence:  Hyena biologists often think of spotted <WSD>hyenas</WSD> ("Crocuta crocuta") as baboons with big teeth and relatively small brains. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaeninae (genera "Hyaena" and "Crocuta"), native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.