Crocotta
thumb|Crocotta, as illustrated in a medieval bestiary
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Medieval Bestiary : Beasts : Leucrota
Leucrota; A composite beast with a mouth that stretches from ear to ear
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thumb|Crocotta, as illustrated in a medieval bestiary
The crocotta or corocotta, crocuta, leucrocotta, or leucrotta is a mythical dog-wolf of India or Aethiopia, linked to the hyena and said to be a deadly enemy of men and dogs.