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hyena
[ hahy-ee-nuh ]
noun
- a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.
hyena
/ ɪˈːə /
noun
- any of several long-legged carnivorous doglike mammals of the genera Hyaena and Crocuta, such as C. crocuta ( spotted or laughing hyena ), of Africa and S Asia: family Hyaenidae, order Carnivora (carnivores) See also strandwolf
Derived Forms
- ˈԾ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·n ··ԾԱ [hahy-, ee, -nahyn, -nin], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hyena1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hyena1
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Example Sentences
The couple also advertised other animals through social media including hyenas, desert lynxes and pumas.
This is a musical that treasures goofy imperfection, a scene where McInnerny does a funny little tap dance, or the joy in Shannon’s hyena cackle.
Other coprolites contained bones chewed up by predators that, like today's hyenas, crushed bones to obtain salts and marrow.
The pastor added that the men arrived with scarves over their faces and attacked with such ferocity they were like a "pack of hyenas".
A few other studies have used an index similar to the human adverse childhood experiences score with wild primates and hyenas, with largely similar results.
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