hyena
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- noun
- /haɪˈiːnə/
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hiena
- The hyena's strong jaws enable it to crush bones and access nutritious marrow.
- a spotted hyena
- hyena cubs
- hyena clan
Whether it's orcas or hyenas doesn't matter.
- Whether it's orcas or hyenas doesn't matter.
- And then more hyenas joined and, and kind of circled them.
- Because the baby giraffe's flesh is very soft and supple and hyenas and lions love it.
- But but you know, they're the hyenas are not presented that well in that.
- And a fun thing to do was to go see the hyenas with Steve.
- But first I want to tell you a story about hyenas.
- I think it's hyenas because all these videos are ball like ball of balls or hyenas.
- Because you know, when there is a lion, there is hyenas and there is, you know, you get every kind of wild thing in the mix.
Examples
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The hyena is known for its distinctive laugh that echoes through the savanna.
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Mitchell snapped one picture of the hyena and another of the crocodile.
Fiction book (2001) -
If she left the baby in a place a hyena could reach...
Fiction book (1994) -
So after a kill, the females will eat, then their young will eat, and then the male hyenas will eat as well.
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On the far side of the fence, a hyena was prowling.
Fiction book (1998) -
During the day, the hyena cubs were guarded by one adult near the den.
Academic text (2005) -
Stopping where he was, George noticed another hyena lounging in a bit of shade near the fence.
Fiction book (1998) -
Among spotted hyenas, females are dominant to males.
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So we have wolves and coyotes and hyenas and African hunting dogs.
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In the African grasslands, a hyena scavenged the remains of a wildebeest.
Synonyms
A doglike animal from Africa and Asia that is active at night and eats dead animals
Antonyms
Compounds
- South African
A large African animal that eats meat, has spots, and makes loud calls that sound like laughter
A medium-sized wild animal with sandy gray fur and black stripes that lives in Africa, Arabia and India
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word hyena comes from an old Greek word hyaina, which meant 'female pig' because people thought the animal looked a bit like a pig. So, hyena today still names that dog-like, noisy scavenger of Africa and southern Asia.