Kalmar "genus Crocuta" tana nufin rabe-raben haraji da aka yi amfani da shi a cikin ilmin halitta don kwatanta ƙungiyar dabbobi masu shayarwa waɗanda ke cikin dangin hyena. Crocuta wani nau'in halitta ne wanda ya ƙunshi nau'i mai rai guda ɗaya kawai, kuraye mai hange (Crocuta crocuta), wanda ake samu a yankin kudu da hamadar Sahara. Sunan jinsin Crocuta ya samo asali ne daga kalmar Helenanci "krokydilos," wanda ke nufin "karen tsakuwa," mai nuni ga muƙamuƙi da haƙoran kuraye.