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hy·ae·na
(hī-ē′nə)n.
Variant of hyena.
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hyaena
(haɪˈiːnə)n
(Animals) a variant spelling of hyena
hyˈaenic adj
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hy•e•na
(haɪˈi nə)n., pl. -nas.
a large carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa and S Asia, having a sloping back and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.
[1350–1400; Middle English hyane, hyene < Middle French hiene < Latin hyaena < Greek hýaina=hy-, s. of hŷs hog + -aina feminine n. suffix]
hy•e′nic, hy•e′nine (-naɪn, -nɪn) adj.
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Noun | 1. | hyaena - doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion family Hyaenidae, Hyaenidae - hyenas Hyaena hyaena, striped hyena - of northern Africa and Arabia and India aardwolf, Proteles cristata - striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects |
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híena
hiēna
hyena
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hyena,
hyaena
(haiˈiːnə) noun a dog-like animal with a howl which sounds like human laughter.
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